What do the Virgin Train alarms mean?

Question

When travelling with Virgin Trains you often hear different toned alarm noises whether you are in the quiet carriage or not. What do these mean?

Answer 1

The three-tone beeps are crew call tones. This is normally the Train Manager calling the shop to ask for a cup of coffee.

Its also a way that crew can get the attention of other crew without having to make an annoucement over the pa (public annoyance) system .

Midland Mainline (now called East Midlands Trains) also has the 3 tone beeps on their trains.

Answer 2

it goes off when a virgin gets on    however that isnt too often on the london - glasgow route

Answer 3

Similar to a plane where crew at one end call crew at the other end.

Answer 4

I know the ones you mean, very annoying. It's on the pendulino trains, it indicates when the "lean" of the train is activated...

Below a certain speed it isn't used, so you have a flat floor, above a certain speed the train leans like a motorcycle into a curve... the alarm is for the transition.

Answer 5

tHE ONES WHEN U R TRAVELLING ARE DIFFERENT CREW CALLS AND THERE IS ONE FOR THE DOORS OPENING AND CLOSING!! HOPE THIS HELPS x

Answer 6

it is when the doors are opening and closing

Answer 7

The three-tone beeps? They're crew call tones. For example, if the buffet car steward(ess) needs the conductor who is collecting tickets, she can press a button and the conductor will get to the nearest phone, without blasting out some incomprehensible message on the PA system.

There are several tones, but beyond the one above, I don't know what the others mean.

Answer 8

I've never heard them, sorry.