EE Andy b1
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Deltic is loud but in my ears, isnt as load as a screaming HST with fans
Would agree with the above.
I put Class 56s in there as well.
Noise on passenger trains, any Class 15X with windows open.
Deltic is loud but in my ears, isnt as load as a screaming HST with fans
I was a kid in the 1980s during the transition period from DMUs to Sprinters. At the time I always felt that the 150s were much noisier than the 101s, 117s, 119s etc. Back in those days I think they applied full power on the 150s from a stand so that probably made a difference.
This is an awesome video!Deltic is loud but in my ears, isnt as load as a screaming HST with fans
I'd hate to imagine how scary an ABB would sound when passing an OHNS compared to the loud VCBs on modern EMU/BMMUs!going back in time....the MBS of the 310/312s were rather noisy at speed, or when winding themselves up after slowing down...their ABB's had a nice distinctive thump thump as the power was blown off through neutrals.
Quite.What about a Western, always loudest to me when at full throttle.
Someone described them as like travelling in an Airfix kit put together without any glue.Class 458/5s because the area where the wheels are constantly squeaks all the time. I once sat around that area and I thought the train was about to fall apart! Another note to make was of the door opening beeps, which I think it was the loudest I've ever heard.
On my daily commute into Manchester this morning we had a double 142 set.
Sat opposite me was a child of about 5 years old. He spent the whole 40 minute trip with his hands clamped over his ears and an expression of pain on his face. I’m not sure which part of the usual Pacer racket he was finding most offensive... I couldn’t hear anything unusual but maybe after 25 years of travelling on the things some parts of my hearing have been destroyed...