Great Sounds

[43021HST]

What modern train do you reckon makes the best noise. I reckon the 165 it dosnt look great but it makes a nice sound when it accelerates out of Reading.

 

[466.networkers]

The Networkers, especially the Class 465/2s and /9s, and especially when the regen braking system has been re-enabled .... what a noise!

 

[Ilove165's]

365s/465s
Valentas(obviously)
FGW 165s(somehow they sound more hellfire than their Chiltern cousins...)

 

[2030720310]

valentas sounded great, 56s, 20s, 37s, 40145 and 165s sound pretty good 2

 

[asylumxl]

Valentas too. But strangely, I like the sound of a 222 revving up as it departs...

 

[Daimler]

I like 350s m'self. I know many don't, but I find the whirring/whining/whatever you call it sound as they pull out quite pleasant.

 

[Flyboy]

37s & 40s (are there still many 40s around?)

 

[90019]

are there still many 40s around?

There are 7 in preservation, although, AFAIK, 40145 is the only one mainline registered

 

[GNERman]

GC HST's! My friend and i went to York on Saturday and he was shocked by the sound of the Power Cars
Voyagers and 185's are nice when accellerating...
60's are nice too...

 

[The 158 Man]

158s have a nice 'whine' when they accelerate.

 

[Phoenix]

Classes 323,321,350,57,37,56,86,92

But the top dogs are..........
Electrics class 92
Diesel class 37

 

[whoshotjimmi]

Just to confuse matters slightly, can a Valenta be classed as 'modern'? The same question applies to the class 37, 40 etc.

158s have a nice 'whine' when they accelerate.

I agree. The 158 is definitely the most friendly DMU sound on the network. Very quiet, calming and relaxing.

How about the class 323? The most interesting sound on the network, surely?

My favourite sound has to be the Cummins QSK19 on the Voyager (and the R version on the 185). It is not the most interesting sound in the world, I agree. But it kind of sounds like the faint rumble of a really old fighter bomber - a squadron of Lancasters just passing over the coast, perhaps. It just sounds like power. I also love the peaking effect. The 185 is particularly good for this.

 

[90019]

I like the noise from a 170, but I can't really explain why :?

 

[WillPS]

I like the noise of a Turbostar - sounds very modern. I also love the noise of some of the 158s, particularly the WYPTE ones.

 

[Darandio]

Well, was this the thread that was "modern" earlier?

If so, I kinda like a 185 on top notch. If I have to go for older ones, there are so many but Valentas and 37's stand out.

 

[northernbored]

GC's HSTs are awesome, they shake and roar past the platforms at doncaster (even via the centre road)

 

[whoshotjimmi]

.....I also love the noise of some of the 158s, particularly the WYPTE ones.

Legend! West Yorkshire 158's are what I grew up on! Go to www.trainbaby.co.uk to learn the (alternative) story of the WYPTE 158's.

 

[laseandre]

320s, and also 156s.

 

[almark]

Well i would say:
1.37
2.52
3.56
4.55
5.40
6.50
6.47
7.57
8.45
9.25
10.33

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Philip Elliott]

TORNADO!!!

I like the noise from a 170, but I can't really explain why :?

They sound like aeroplanes to me

I love the sound of the Class 321 family