16 Sep 2024

The story behind the Kiwi accent on Slovakia train announcements

From Nights, 9:50 pm on 16 September 2024

A Kiwi travelling abroad was on a train in Slovakia, when she heard a familiar accent come over the speakers.

It was a New Zealand accent, making an announcement in a train in Slovakia. The English voice of Slovakia's national rail carrier is a New Zealander. 

So how did a New Zealander wind up with that job?

Emile Donovan talks to the man behind the voice, Gavin Shoebridge.

A ZSSK train.

Photo: slovakrail.sk