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'''Julie Berry''' is a British professional voice artist based in London whose career spans over 20 years.
'''Julie Berry''' is a British professional voice artist based in London whose career spans over 20 years. She is well known for being the primary voice on various rolling stock across both the National Rail network, and TfL's [[Piccadilly Line]].


She is well known for being the primary voice on various rolling stock, including most Bombardier Electrostar units, Javelin units, Thameslink Class 700, West Midlands Trains services, and many more.
Julie also starred in numerous theatrical productions in the 1980s, and has also acted in various television shows and movies.


== Station announcements ==
{{main|Infomat}}From 1988 through to 2003, Julie was one of multiple announcer options on the [[Infomat]] automated station announcements system. Julie was typically used for new recordings, such as new stations, as a replacement for [[Angela Peberdy]]. Infomat had been fully replaced by other announcement systems on the railway network by 2003.
== Rolling stock announcements ==
=== Class 700, 707, 717 ===
{{main|Siemens Desiro City}}
The Siemens-built [[wikipedia:British Rail Class 700|Class 700, 707 and 717]] series use Julie Berry for the primary voice of their passenger information systems, announcing calling patterns, destination information, interchanges and points of interest.
=== Bombardier Electrostar and Turbostar series ===
{{main|BTROS}}{{Listen|filename=Julie Berry - Class 377.mp3|title=Julie announcing on departure from Preston Park on a Class 377|type=speech|description=Recorded on board a service}}
The ADtranz, and later Bombardier, -star series of trains utilise Julie Berry for their passenger information system. She is present on all of these trains in some form, providing almost every announcement on these units, with the exception of the [[wikipedia:British Rail Class 378|London Overground's "Capitalstar" Class 378]] units, which use Emma Hignett for everything except the coach number announcement.
{{Listen|filename=Julie Berry - Class 800 Please lock the door.mp3|title=Julie asking LNER Azuma passengers to lock the toilet door|type=speech|description=Recorded on board a service}}
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 4 March 2024

Julie Berry
OccupationVoiceover Artist

Julie Berry is a British professional voice artist based in London whose career spans over 20 years. She is well known for being the primary voice on various rolling stock across both the National Rail network, and TfL's Piccadilly Line.

Julie also starred in numerous theatrical productions in the 1980s, and has also acted in various television shows and movies.

Station announcements

From 1988 through to 2003, Julie was one of multiple announcer options on the Infomat automated station announcements system. Julie was typically used for new recordings, such as new stations, as a replacement for Angela Peberdy. Infomat had been fully replaced by other announcement systems on the railway network by 2003.

Rolling stock announcements

Class 700, 707, 717

The Siemens-built Class 700, 707 and 717 series use Julie Berry for the primary voice of their passenger information systems, announcing calling patterns, destination information, interchanges and points of interest.

Bombardier Electrostar and Turbostar series

The ADtranz, and later Bombardier, -star series of trains utilise Julie Berry for their passenger information system. She is present on all of these trains in some form, providing almost every announcement on these units, with the exception of the London Overground's "Capitalstar" Class 378 units, which use Emma Hignett for everything except the coach number announcement.