Train horns somewhat anorak content...
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Hi knowledgeable folks
Been working close to a busy sounding railway the last few days, heard a variety of trains and got me thinking
Almost all the signals I heard were the typical low and high tone, but roughly half were high then low, the other half vice versa
Does the order of the two tones mean anything? I've looked up lots of info on train signals but not much seems to apply to the basic stuff I'm on about...
Been working close to a busy sounding railway the last few days, heard a variety of trains and got me thinking
Almost all the signals I heard were the typical low and high tone, but roughly half were high then low, the other half vice versa
Does the order of the two tones mean anything? I've looked up lots of info on train signals but not much seems to apply to the basic stuff I'm on about...
Why have the East Coast (and what ever First Capital Connect call themselves these days) trains gone from two tone to a single chime?
Initially I assumed that they had removed one horn for a cost saving measure, but having read the above not about tone regulations I can now hear that it is a chime, which would mean they've added an extra horn.
Initially I assumed that they had removed one horn for a cost saving measure, but having read the above not about tone regulations I can now hear that it is a chime, which would mean they've added an extra horn.
"You must only use the horn as much as is necessary to give an effective warning or to make sure safe working takes place"
The low tone horn is blown at whistle boards between 0700-2300.
High and Low tone is used to alert people on or near the line.
Some trains have soft and loud settings as well.
The low tone horn is blown at whistle boards between 0700-2300.
High and Low tone is used to alert people on or near the line.
Some trains have soft and loud settings as well.
First the general high/low is in no order other than it's sometimes easier to pull back the lever first, interestingly it also depends on what actually operates the horn. By this I mean on a Voyager I'm actually operating an airvalve so there is a certain resistance and a need to push/pull the lever further, on a HST(long time since I drove one)it was an electrical switch which would give more control. The rule for footpaths was changed to one tone only for two reasons,NIMBY's complaining (sorry if you live by the station at Stone!) and EU rules regarding an increase in DB levels, this is ignored by many of us and indeed NR have gone back to 2 tone as a trial .
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