Thanks! For a while back in the 1970's steam was outright banned from mainline running, but that's taken a complete U-turn into the right direction! There's still a lot more rail preservation societies that I haven't been able to get around to visiting yet... on the cards for this year maybe?
What is the make of the first steam whistle? Five or six note? Doesn't sound as high as Victorian Railways Nathan Five chime. There use to be an American 1930 encyclopedia catalog basically a steam locomotive parts book if you were building or ordering steam locomotives. A copy in Tasmanian Heritage and Archive Office. It had a chapter on the various brands and types of steam whistles you could order.
It's a New Zealand Railways 5 chime - very similar to a UP Star Brass 5 chime. I believe we casted our own whistles here though I could be wrong, I'm no expert in the subject. Technically all of the whistles in this video par 1 are NZR 5 chime's, with slightly (or not so slightly!) different tunes and imperfections. (great example at 2:48, where the two locos both have an NZR 5 chime, yet they sound so different)
10:05 the best part
hmmm, I wonder who that was 🤔🤭
@@TheKiwianTrainspotting who was it?
15:19 the best part
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@@TheKiwianTrainspotting is the whistle in the end used on the Kb??? As it sound similar
A job very much well done mate, nice work!
Thanks Sam! :)
Unlike Tasmania, New Zealand has pride in rail transportation history. Well done.
Thanks! For a while back in the 1970's steam was outright banned from mainline running, but that's taken a complete U-turn into the right direction! There's still a lot more rail preservation societies that I haven't been able to get around to visiting yet... on the cards for this year maybe?
What is the make of the first steam whistle? Five or six note? Doesn't sound as high as Victorian Railways Nathan Five chime. There use to be an American 1930 encyclopedia catalog basically a steam locomotive parts book if you were building or ordering steam locomotives. A copy in Tasmanian Heritage and Archive Office. It had a chapter on the various brands and types of steam whistles you could order.
It's a New Zealand Railways 5 chime - very similar to a UP Star Brass 5 chime. I believe we casted our own whistles here though I could be wrong, I'm no expert in the subject. Technically all of the whistles in this video par 1 are NZR 5 chime's, with slightly (or not so slightly!) different tunes and imperfections. (great example at 2:48, where the two locos both have an NZR 5 chime, yet they sound so different)