train conductor graham palmer is the first to admit his poetic works are n't shakespeare , but when they 're delivered over the tannoy his passengers certainly do n't seem to mind . palmer , 52 , has been giving safety announcements and other messages in verse since last year when northern rail encouraged their guards to give their addresses a festive flavour . the rhymes were a hit with travellers and have been going strong since , and he even customises the self-penned couplets according to the stations his carriages are passing through . train conductor graham palmer delivers safety announcements over the tanny in the form of poetry . -lrb- cnn -rrb- just eight months ago , a young woman named fatu kekula was single-handedly trying to save her ebola-stricken family , donning trash bags to protect herself against the deadly virus . today , because of a cnn story and the generosity of donors from around the world , kekula wears scrubs bearing the emblem of the emory university nell hodgson woodruff school of nursing in atlanta , where she 's learning skills she can take back home to care for her fellow liberians . `` it 's a surprise -- a young child like me who came from a very poor background coming to the u.s. , '' she said . `` i 'm thankful to cnn and i appreciate the people who made donations , and i 'm thankful to emory for accepting me to study . '' at emory , kekula has asked for special training on certain skills , such as caring for burns , a common type of injury because children in liberia sometimes fall into the open fires used for cooking . one of her instructors , kelly fullwood , said kekula 's an excellent student who has taught her teachers a thing or two about how to do procedures without costly equipment , as she 's been forced to do in liberia . palmer , 52 , has delighted northern rail passengers with his self-penned poems since christmas last year . ` the poems are n't that clever really . they 're not wordsworth , but it 's all a bit of fun , ' he told gazette live . ' i was a bit self-conscious to start with but i 've got more confident now , especially when i see the smiles on people 's faces . `` she fascinates me every day , '' fullwood said . `` she gets nursing . she gets what it 's about . '' kekula , 23 , was just a year away from finishing up her nursing degree in liberia when ebola struck and her mother , father , sister and cousin came down with the disease . hospitals were full and no doctors would visit her home , so with just advice from a physician on the phone , kekula took care of all four of her relatives at the same time . all but her cousin survived -- a high success rate considering that at the time , about 70 % of ebola patients were dying in liberia . kekula could n't continue her nursing education in liberia , because the schools had closed . a cnn story about kekula in september prompted donations from around the world to iam , an organization that raises money to help african natives pay for education . david smith , an associate dean at emory 's nursing school , said they accepted kekula because they were struck by how both she and emory each treated four ebola patients at around the same time last year -- and emory had dozens of doctors and nurses and millions of dollars in technology while kekula had nobody and nearly no supplies . stop ebola where it starts . ' i do n't do them for every announcement and i try to mix them up a bit . for our regular passengers , it 's probably a little bit repetitive but then again , so are safety announcements ! ' palmer , who lives in skelton and works out of middlesbrough station , has worked on trains since 2006 after a career working with glass and five years as a handyman for age concern teesside . his poem 's are anything but serious but they do get his messages about safety and ticket policy across . one as passengers enter the train goes : ` i 'm graham your conductor and welcome on track , safety information 's at front and back . keep all your personal belongings in view , as you do n't want anything missing , do you ? despite being a local hero with his colourful announcements , graham still has to check his tickets . `` it was obvious to us that this woman was intelligent and strong and fearless , '' he said . kekula is scheduled to return to liberia in august . `` these things that i have learned here i am going to take back to my fellow nurses , '' she said . `` i love to care for people . i love to save lives . '' extraordinary people . have your tickets and passes ready to see , and if you have neither , you 'll have to pay me . if you 're buying a ticket , please have the right money , ` cos my tea 's going cold and it 's simply not funny . ' graham said : ` i 'm taking the mickey out of myself a little bit and it 's all done tongue in cheek , but at least it 's getting the message across . and the best words you can hear as a conductor are ` i 'm glad it 's you today ' . ' passenger kath sainsbury , of saltburn , said graham is ` well known and liked by all his regular passengers ' . she said : ` his jolly personality gives us all a lift . ' i 'm graham your conductor and welcome on track . safety information 's at front and back . keep all your personal belongings in view . as you do n't want anything missing , do you ? have your tickets and passes ready to see . and if you have neither , you 'll have to pay me . if you 're buying a ticket , please have the right money . cos my tea 's going cold and it 's simply not funny . thank you for travelling on northern with graham . please use the handrails when you step from the train . if you 're making connections , consult platform screens . or ask station staff if there 's any to be seen . keep your tickets and passes to exit the gate . ` cos any delay and you 'll be in late . tell northern rail twitter how it was for you . cos we value your feedback , yes we really do ! graham says he 's taking the mickey out of himself a bit ` but at least it 's getting the message across ' graham 's boss , northern 's conductor team manager at middlesbrough colin savage , is pleased with the response from the public but does n't expect his colleague to follow suit if they do n't want to . ` graham 's delivering the announcements in a different way which makes people listen , so we 're delighted , ' he said . ` the other conductors are scared we 're going to make them do it too , but we do n't have any plans ! ' graham , married to trudy for 22 years , likes to freshen his poems up with couplets penned at home and make them relevant to the stations his trains pass through .
train guard graham palmer addresses passengers with original poems . the northern rail conductor began writing poems last christmas . palmer even customises his couplets for the stations his train passes . he says it 's tongue in cheek but at least it 's getting the message across .
train conductor graham palmer is the first to admit his poetic works are n't shakespeare , but when they 're delivered over the tannoy his passengers certainly do n't seem to mind . palmer , 52 , has been giving safety announcements and other messages in verse since last year when northern rail encouraged their guards to give their addresses a festive flavour . the rhymes were a hit with travellers and have been going strong since , and he even customises the self-penned couplets according to the stations his carriages are passing through . train conductor graham palmer delivers safety announcements over the tanny in the form of poetry . -lrb- cnn -rrb- just eight months ago , a young woman named fatu kekula was single-handedly trying to save her ebola-stricken family , donning trash bags to protect herself against the deadly virus . today , because of a cnn story and the generosity of donors from around the world , kekula wears scrubs bearing the emblem of the emory university nell hodgson woodruff school of nursing in atlanta , where she 's learning skills she can take back home to care for her fellow liberians . `` it 's a surprise -- a young child like me who came from a very poor background coming to the u.s. , '' she said . `` i 'm thankful to cnn and i appreciate the people who made donations , and i 'm thankful to emory for accepting me to study . '' at emory , all your personal belongings in view , as you do n't want anything missing , do you ? despite being a local hero with his colourful announcements , graham still has to check his tickets . `` it was obvious to us that this woman was intelligent and strong and fearless , '' he said . kekula is scheduled to return to liberia in august . `` these things that i have learned here i am going to take back to my fellow nurses , '' she said . `` i love to care for people . i love to save lives . '' extraordinary people . have your tickets and passes ready to see , and if you have neither , you 'll have to pay me . if you 're buying a ticket , please have the right money , ` cos my tea 's going cold and it 's simply not funny . ' graham said : ` i 'm taking the mickey out of myself a little bit and it 's all done tongue in cheek , but at least it 's getting the message across . and the best words you can hear as a conductor are ` i 'm glad it 's you today ' . ' passenger kath sainsbury , of saltburn , said graham is ` well known and liked by all his regular passengers ' . she said : ` his jolly personality gives us all a lift . ' i 'm graham your conductor and welcome on track . safety information 's at front and back . keep all your personal belongings in view . as you do n't want anything missing , do you ? have your tickets and passes ready to see . and if you have neither , you 'll have to pay me . if you 're buying a ticket , please have the right money . cos my tea 's going cold and it 's simply not funny . thank you for travelling on northern with graham . please use the handrails when you step from the train . if you 're making connections , consult platform screens . or ask station staff if there 's any to be seen . keep your tickets and passes to exit the gate . ` cos any delay and you 'll be in late . tell northern rail twitter how it was for you . cos we value your feedback , yes we really do ! graham says he 's taking the mickey out of himself a bit ` but at least it 's getting the message across ' graham 's boss , northern 's conductor team manager at middlesbrough colin savage , is pleased with the response from the public but does n't expect his colleague to follow suit if they do n't want to . ` graham 's delivering the announcements in a different way which makes people listen , so we 're delighted , ' he said . ` the other conductors are scared we 're going to make them do it too , but we do n't have any plans ! ' graham , married to trudy for 22 years , likes to freshen his poems up with couplets penned at home and make them relevant to the stations his trains pass through .
train conductor graham palmer is the first to admit his poetic works are n't shakespeare , but when they 're delivered over the tannoy his passengers certainly do n't seem to mind . palmer , 52 , has been giving safety announcements and other messages in verse since last year when northern rail encouraged their guards to give their addresses a festive flavour . the rhymes were a hit with travellers and have been going strong since , and he even customises the self-penned couplets according to the stations his carriages are passing through . train conductor graham palmer delivers safety announcements over the tanny in the form of poetry . -lrb- cnn -rrb- just eight months ago , a young woman named fatu kekula was single-handedly trying to save her ebola-stricken family , donning trash bags to protect herself against the deadly virus . today , because of a cnn story and the generosity of donors from around the world , kekula wears scrubs bearing the emblem of the emory university nell hodgson woodruff school of nursing in atlanta , where she 's learning skills she can take back home to care for her fellow liberians . `` it 's a surprise -- a young child like me who came from a very poor background coming to the u.s. , '' she said . `` i 'm thankful to cnn and i appreciate the people who made donations , and i 'm thankful to emory for accepting me to study . '' at emory , kekula has asked for special training on certain skills , such as caring for burns , a common type of injury because children in liberia sometimes fall into the open fires used for cooking . one of her instructors , kelly fullwood , said kekula 's an excellent student who has taught her teachers a thing or two about how to do procedures without costly equipment , as she 's been forced to do in liberia . palmer , 52 , has delighted northern rail passengers with his self-penned poems since christmas last year . ` the poems are n't that clever really . they 're not wordsworth , but it 's all a bit of fun , ' he told gazette live . ' i was a it starts . ' i do n't do them for every announcement and i try to mix them up a bit . for our regular passengers , it 's probably a little bit repetitive but then again , so are safety announcements ! ' palmer , who lives in skelton and works out of middlesbrough station , has worked on trains since 2006 after a career working with glass and five years as a handyman for age concern teesside . his poem 's are anything but serious but they do get his messages about safety and ticket policy across . one as passengers enter the train goes : ` i 'm graham your conductor and welcome on track , safety information 's at front and back . keep all your personal belongings in view , as you do n't want anything missing , do you ? despite being a local hero with his colourful announcements , graham still has to check his tickets . `` it was obvious to us that this woman was intelligent and strong and fearless , '' he said . kekula is scheduled to return to liberia in august . `` these things that i have learned here i am going to take back to my fellow nurses , '' she said . `` i love to care for people . i love to save lives . '' extraordinary people . have your tickets and passes ready to see , and if you have neither , you 'll have to pay me . if you 're buying a ticket , please have the right money , ` cos my tea 's going cold and it 's simply not funny . ' graham said : ` i 'm taking the mickey out of myself a little bit and it 's all done tongue in cheek , but at least it 's getting the message across . and the best words you can hear as a conductor are ` i 'm glad it 's you today ' . ' passenger kath sainsbury , of saltburn , said graham is ` well known and liked by all his regular passengers ' . she said : ` his jolly personality gives us all a lift . ' i 'm graham your conductor and welcome on track . safety information 's at front and back . keep all your personal belongings in view . as you do n't want anything missing , do you ? have your tickets and passes ready to see . and if you have neither , you 'll have to pay me . if you 're buying a ticket , please have the right money . cos my tea 's going cold and it 's simply not funny . thank you for travelling on northern with graham . please use the handrails when you step from the train . if you 're making connections , consult platform screens . or ask station staff if there 's any to be seen . keep your tickets and passes to exit the to make them do it too , but we do n't have any plans ! ' graham , married to trudy for 22 years , likes to freshen his poems up with couplets penned at home and make them relevant to the stations his trains pass through .
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train conductor graham palmer is the first to admit his poetic works are n't shakespeare , but when they 're delivered over the tannoy his passengers certainly do n't seem to mind . palmer , 52 , has been giving safety announcements and other messages in verse since last year when northern rail encouraged their guards to give their addresses a festive flavour . the rhymes were a hit with travellers and have been going strong since , and he even customises the self-penned couplets according to the stations his carriages are passing through . train conductor graham palmer delivers safety announcements over the tanny in the form of poetry . -lrb- cnn -rrb- just eight months ago , a young woman named fatu kekula was single-handedly trying to save her ebola-stricken family , donning trash bags to protect herself against the deadly virus . today , because of a cnn story and the generosity of donors from around the world , kekula wears scrubs bearing the emblem of the emory university nell hodgson woodruff school of nursing in atlanta , where she 's learning skills she can take back home to care for her fellow liberians . `` it 's a surprise -- a young child like me who came from a very poor background coming to the u.s. , '' she said . `` i 'm thankful to cnn and i appreciate the people who made donations , and i 'm thankful to emory for accepting me to study . '' at emory , all your personal belongings in view , as you do n't want anything missing , do you ? despite being a local hero with his colourful announcements , graham still has to check his tickets . `` it was obvious to us that this woman was intelligent and strong and fearless , '' he said . kekula is scheduled to return to liberia in august . `` these things that i have learned here i am going to take back to my fellow nurses , '' she said . `` i love to care for people . i love to save lives . '' extraordinary people . have your tickets and passes ready to see , and if you have neither , you 'll have to pay me . if you 're buying a ticket , please have the right money , ` cos my tea 's going cold and it 's simply not funny . ' graham said : ` i 'm taking the mickey out of myself a little bit and it 's all done tongue in cheek , but at least it 's getting the message across . and the best words you can hear as a conductor are ` i 'm glad it 's you today ' . ' passenger kath sainsbury , of saltburn , said graham is ` well known and liked by all his regular passengers ' . she said : ` his jolly personality gives us all a lift . ' i 'm graham your conductor and welcome to make them do it too , but we do n't have any plans ! ' graham , married to trudy for 22 years , likes to freshen his poems up with couplets penned at home and make them relevant to the stations his trains pass through .
 The text describes Graham Palmer, a train conductor who has been giving safety announcements and other messages in verse since last year. He customizes his self-penned couplets according to the stations he passes through. His rhymes have become popular among travelers, and even a young woman named Fatu Kekula was inspired by them to save her Ebola-stricken family. Today, because of CNN's story, donations are pouring in from around the world to support the Emory University nursing school where Kekula studied.