Class 442 Website and Appeal

[Tom]

A lot of them are affected by the announcements.

 

[thefab444]

A lot of them are affected by the announcements.

Not very interestingly, last time I went on a 444 it had Phil/Celia turned off.

 

[Coxster]

I now have mixed feelings about this as some of the Basingstoke stoppers are now 444s rather than 450s

 

[Bob Sumsion]

In 2005 I was lucky enough to have recorded the class 442's operating from Bournemouth to Brockenhurst.

These recordings captured many characteristics required for a OO scale model using ESU LokSound technology.

Including:

The whining characteristics of the ex 4-REP traction motors,
Door operating and warning bleepers.
Air Conditioning and Air Compressors.
etc...

However, I have no recordings for Air Horns used on the class 442.

Q: Can anybody advise whether the Cl442 air horns are used by any other train type?

Q: Does anybody have any good sound recordings of the 442's?

 

[devon_metro]

Those sounds would be very useful for BVE