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Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 17:33:59 No.889389 View Reply Report Delete

Question:

What is objectively better on a train: A horn or a Whistle? Are they both the same or is there a difference in performance that makes one better than the other?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 22:25:32 No.889503 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>889504 >>889578 >>891603

>>889389
I love a steam whistle better. The sound just carries better (objectively and in terms of personal taste)
Not to mention it can be modulated. Each engineer had their own unique signature if you will, that others could identify him by.

I've been meaning to ask this though:
Why are American and English whistles so different?
American whistles have this deeper, commanding tone while the other sounds like an effeminate flute.

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Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 22:28:11 No.889504 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>889506

>>889503
You can modulate certain horns. You just need to have the right valve. Those stupid push button ones are lame.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 22:30:06 No.889505 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>889507

The best thing is no whistle at all

Anything that gets in the way of a train will and ought to be destroyed

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 22:32:35 No.889506 Report Delete

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>>889504
Hmmm, ok. I wasn't sure of that after I posted. They still run on compressed air. I agree, no fun in a button.

Hey, why aren't we posting awesome whistles?! I'll have to go find some later.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Oct 2015 22:33:59 No.889507 Report Delete

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>>889505
It's used for communication too, jackass.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 05:15:18 No.889578 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>889649

>>889503
I dunno, but UK steam whistles vary more wildly.They can be deep and commanding or high pitched.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 07:42:30 No.889593 Report Delete

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well, surely whichever is louder? fit the purpose

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Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 08:01:17 No.889596 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>889649

listen for yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEisKYejsAY

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Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 10:09:08 No.889609 Report Delete

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>>889389
Horn and whistle each have their own purpose.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 13:20:47 No.889649 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>889668 >>889716

>>889578
I have never heard a deep tone from there.
>>889596
It sounds like it's suffering and in pain.
> those drivers
laughingwhores.jpg

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Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 14:37:53 No.889668 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>889876

>>889649
https://youtu.be/nOGbDhSute4?t=33

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Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 16:47:12 No.889716 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>889777

>>889649
>It sounds like it's suffering and in pain.
these small locomotives have to work hard pulling up trains full of tourists uphill every day even in winter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG0kV0OYUfw

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Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 21:19:39 No.889777 Report Delete

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>>889716
Absolutely beautiful scenery.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Oct 2015 23:18:35 No.889807 Report Delete

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>>889389
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjEzExukNMs
Europoors will never have a whistle this gorgeous

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 18 Oct 2015 03:25:22 No.889876 Report Delete

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>>889668
That was a pitiful squeak of a whistle. British whistles just outright aren't loud. But yes, there are LMS locomotives that do have nice deep whistles.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 19 Oct 2015 08:05:55 No.890294 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>890314

steam, diesel, and electric locomotives in usa are all required to have a bell

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Oct 2015 11:21:00 No.890314 Report Delete

Quoted By: >>890358

>>890294
Do they have to use the bell or just have one?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Oct 2015 13:11:46 No.890334 Report Delete

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The underground has whistles

http://youtu.be/2J50h5JOpcE

I hate the sound of us locos with that annoying ding ding ding and droney muffled horn

English horn is much better sounding
http://youtu.be/eKYO8dWD22s

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Oct 2015 15:19:18 No.890358 Report Delete

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>>890314
Use it, dude. They ring at every crossing, have you not ever heard it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 19 Oct 2015 19:43:15 No.890428 Report Delete

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Low hz sounds carry further but your ears are several magnitudes more sensitive to higher pitched sounds,.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 23 Oct 2015 01:54:29 No.891603 Report Delete

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>>889503
US whistles usually produce more notes. Also a horn technically carries better over long distance

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Oct 2015 15:50:21 No.892692 Report Delete

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MOAR WHISTLES FAGGOTS

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