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Post by johnb on Oct 11, 2006 12:57:57 GMT
todays rolling stock sound very similar in operation and motor wise Not the 96 stock: gotta love the Mrrrrrrrr Mrrrrrrrrr Mrrrrrrrrrr Mrrrrrrrr... John B
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Post by Ben on Oct 11, 2006 15:44:06 GMT
Most of these are sounds that unfortunately my generation will never hear. I can only imagine just how differant the atmosphere of the tube must have been. *sigh*
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Post by mowat on Oct 11, 2006 15:50:24 GMT
I will never forget spending hours riding on the 59ts in there last year, still you can all ways go to a place called Ryde!!!!
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Post by doubletrigger on Oct 11, 2006 16:02:52 GMT
If you need any help with the technical side of things let me, I've put tapes to digital media before! Hosting is the main issue
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2006 16:04:32 GMT
The 96 stock sound completely different to any other stock, so I wouldn't say all trains sound the same.
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Post by doubletrigger on Oct 11, 2006 17:08:36 GMT
The 96 stock sound completely different to any other stock, so I wouldn't say all trains sound the same. I know that the 96 have that lovely 'gear change' on starting but that's not motor music that is control effect. All the actual motors sound similar to me. I would disagree with that. They all have different control systems yes, but the motors sound completely different. No way you can compare 92/95/96 as having the same motor sounds at all. 67/72 obviously you can... 73 can fit in there although I can see some differences, particularly post re-refurb. Then you can't compare A/C/D in saying they sound the same either. Plus calling it Music is a tad sad... guitars make better music!
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Post by Chris M on Oct 11, 2006 19:37:45 GMT
If you need any help with the technical side of things let me, I've put tapes to digital media before! Hosting is the main issue Actually I have the sounds on minidisk as well. As you say it's the hosting I can't fathom. Anyone help here? If you can get me the files I can host them.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2006 22:16:08 GMT
Theres someone I know who has literally thousands of sound recordings from the Underground trains... He is at present, making a set for me... My fave one has to be Tott - Barnet... you can hear the rain lashing against the roof, along with a constant wheelspin....
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Post by william on Oct 16, 2006 20:13:35 GMT
Having experienced Q stock and standard stock up to the present, I liked the sound of the COP stock, even though it gave me a bit of a headache at the end of the day.
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Post by towerman on Oct 16, 2006 21:25:59 GMT
Don't know if it was an idiosyncrasy of the O & P stocks,but when they started up it always felt like the motor was coming through the floor.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2006 21:30:04 GMT
I think we still have a wide variety of motor sounds on the tube. Gotta love the Jub "gearchange" sounds though!
Off the underground but I also love the 319s on the Thameslink. If you're sitting on top of the motor, you can feel the floor vibrate when the train starts moving from the very low motor pitch!
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Post by william on Oct 16, 2006 21:37:58 GMT
Don't know if it was an idiosyncrasy of the O & P stocks,but when they started up it always felt like the motor was coming through the floor. I recall sitting on one of the transverse seats when it did indeed feel like the motor was coming through.
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Post by longforgotten on Oct 31, 2006 12:28:05 GMT
It was always said that was caused by the conversion to PCM control. When the Os & Ps had the Metadyne control system, the start up was totally smooth as the motor voltage was increased from more or less zero, rather than banging in the starting current off the grids.
There was an unconverted P at Hammersmith in the 60s still in service. The regen. brake was permanently isolated but the acceleration was excellent and in 'third button' it was really quick!.
When they moved 8 car CPs to the District - 8 cars by the addition of two motor cars on the east end - they went like the wind; the weak fields were sealed in, nothing could catch them! They were the only DR trains able to keep up with a 59 or 62 climbing Hammersmith bank. We could have beaten 'em to the top but we had to stop at Ravenscourt Park.
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Post by longforgotten on Oct 31, 2006 13:32:47 GMT
You youngsters today are missing something! All todays rolling stock sound very similar in operation and motor wise although not control wise. But in the past you could tell what train was which stock simply by it's sound. The 'R' stock for instance. The rapid pneumatic accelerator [RPA] with it tick tick from off to top notch in under 10 seconds and the loud MG whine.They were rather quiet motor wise except when getting near to overhaul at Acton. The tram like sounds of the gearing on a CO/CP and the loud whistle of the motor fans was unforgettable. The low growl of Standard and 'Q' stock [they had the same motors and equipment] and the even lower growl of the MET electric loco's [which BTW were controlled by a potentiometer]. That wonderful sound of the rotary compressors on a '38 stock that gave so much trouble. They were not intended for trains but for trolleybuses but as usual the chance of the cheaper option to save on cost when new proved too tempting. Cost far more in the long run though. The 'tssst, plock, tssst plock' of the 'F' stock when notching up and the noise of them when running [they were very 'roary' trains] is another sound that sticks in the memory. The 'main line' sounds of the Met compartment stock were also evident. No motor noise of course but if you shut your eyes they sounded exactly like the rolling stock used behind steam loco's of the main line railways. Oh such wonderful variety that is missing today Sorry I think you might be confused here . F Stock (Tanks) motors were electrically controlled directly by the M/C in the cab, they had to be manually notched. This kit was under the car and could not be heard. The Qs had electro magnetic accelerating relays on the rear cab wall, which could be heard in the car, except of course the 'swingers' that became R Stock. They had the accelerating relays under the car so you couldn't hear them, unless testing in depot! Met. Loco motors were 'compound' motors, hence the growl.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2006 11:25:19 GMT
Well the A-stock makes decent noise, the last time I went on one to Moor Park was quite loud
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Post by Ben on Nov 18, 2006 14:04:36 GMT
Best thing about the A stock is you can actually feel the 'notching up'. Wonderful trains; they'll be sorely missed.
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