londonmidland
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As the title says, what is the reason for this?
Initially, I thought it was just because Meridians had better internal soundproofing, however Voyagers seem ‘louder’ externally, too.
Do Voyagers have different and/or bigger and louder exhausts? Upon departure there is that heavy, ground shaking bass. This is noticeable both inside and outside of the train.
Everytime power is applied on a Voyager, you can hear and feel this. On Meridians however, there is a lot less engine noise, with most noise coming from the track ‘running’ and bogie sounds.
There is the usual turbocharger scream, however there is a lot less vibration and deep bass from the engine
I compared both trains by sitting in approximately the same seats, closest to the engine.
I’m intrigued to find out if there are any differences which result in the way things sound.
Initially, I thought it was just because Meridians had better internal soundproofing, however Voyagers seem ‘louder’ externally, too.
Do Voyagers have different and/or bigger and louder exhausts? Upon departure there is that heavy, ground shaking bass. This is noticeable both inside and outside of the train.
Everytime power is applied on a Voyager, you can hear and feel this. On Meridians however, there is a lot less engine noise, with most noise coming from the track ‘running’ and bogie sounds.
There is the usual turbocharger scream, however there is a lot less vibration and deep bass from the engine
I compared both trains by sitting in approximately the same seats, closest to the engine.
I’m intrigued to find out if there are any differences which result in the way things sound.