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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ธ.ค. 2016
- During a resent visit to the Two Tunnels Project, Bath, once part of the famous Somerset & Dorset Railway. Me and a couple of friends decided to return the sound of steam, to these notorious tunnels, as noted by many S&D Locomotive Crews.
What you are about to hear is a recording of Somerset & Dorset 7F 53809 and Un-Rebuilt Bulleid Pacific 'Manston', played within Devonshire Tunnel, recreating a sound that has not been heard in there tunnels for over 50 Years.
Hope you enjoyed!
What a good idea, I bet that put the willies up a few at the other end lol
Oh yes indeed! Certainly was fun to do! They play classic music in the centre of Combe Down Tunnel (the longest tunnel of the two), and there's now talk of using my sound recording there too! :D Now that will certainly be something!
I used to run and cycle through the two tunnels a lot in the past. Experienced a ghostly whisper in my ear when I was alone which has always spooked me. Very eerie vibe there.
Oh yes, especially when there's not many people about.
That 7f whistle at 1.25..... made me shiver!!! Absolutely superb. Sounds of the old S&D locos need to be played in these tunnels every day. Would make the cyclists peddle faster for sure! Will be the only way we'll here locos in S&D tunnels ever again......apart from Chilcompton of course,which WILL have the real thing!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! They really need to put it in there proper. :)
sounds just like it approaching through thanks for sharing
Was amazed how clear it came out :) Certainly was very atmospheric ;)
Mate this is so awesome! I love this idea! And it was the best shot from the Swanage!
Thanks ever so much mate! Was just a little idea we had on the spot and it worked out extremely well! Just been in talk with a few S&D crew members and there going to see if they can get the sound recording a feature in the tunnels themselves! :D There is a sound system in there :) Certainly will be amazing if they do! :D
Great....What a good idea this was ...Sounded just right within the Tunnel.....History reborn...Thanks Callum ...really enjoyed it....Steve.-:)
Thanks ever so much Steve! Certainly was fun to film. Glad you enjoyed
I bet this scared the living hell out of anyone else in the tunnel. That sound carry right through!!!
Ha! Oh yes, I bet it did! Really was so effective. Will have to get back there and do it again at some point :)
Fantastic idea! Brilliantly executed as well - top job mate! :)
Thanks ever so much Tommy!
That was fantastic Callum, what a fabulous idea, wish me d have been there to hear it, bet you couldn't believe how it sounded.
I use to go underground at Monkton Farley and would often wonder how it sounded with Victorian miners digging out the stone and when we were right next to Box Tunnel, now to have heard a steam loco thundering through there must have been amazing.
Thanks ever so much! Certainly was a quite an eerie feeling. Now that certainly would of been something I imagine. I've just been talking to a few Ex S&D Crew members and they say they know the people involved with the restoration of these tunnels and opening them to the public. Never know you might be able to hear this sound in there again one day, as they are going to try and get the recording a feature in the tunnels! :D Now that certainly would be something!
Excellent video, really sounded nice!
Thanks ever so much Phil! Certainly was fun to film ;)
reminds me of the Duck hunt and other tracks by the great vocal impressionist Wes Harrison
Thanks again Bob. Glad you enjoyed it
Cheers Callum that sounds great
Years since i visited combe down tunnel the iron doors were still fitted ,they say it was something to do with the water board at one point,
Thanks ever so much Andrew! Have a funny feeling when the doors were on the sleepers were still in place in there too! Glad you enjoyed
Someone at the other end of the tunnel just legged it!!!! :-D
I bet there must of been a few ;)
This is Great how about combe down tunnel next
Callum ,cheers Andrew
Thanks ever so much Andrew! Glad you liked it! Oh yes, hope to do that one at some point. Will come better prepared for filming then, with a proper load speaker and all ;)
Wow! That sounded awesome! Did you use one of them Bluetooth speakers to get the noise that loud? No way that was your phone haha :)
Was amazed how clear it can out! It was just from a phone. :) Surprisingly, might go back there with my load speaker and have another go at some point ;)
No doubt someone at one end of the tunnel will be going around telling people the tunnel has a real Ghost Train.
Fingers crossed 😅
Back in 1995 when I was involved with the wells relief road protest me & another protestor who had a baby with her went for a walk along the old S&D line near wells when we heard a loud maniacal scream come from the nearby woods, it sounded like a madman which did scare us, so we decided to go back. Who was it I wonder.
That's quite a scary story! Never know it could be been the Ghost of the railway!
Maybe.
Foxes mating.
Quite novel. It did sound quite comfortable although I would have been run over where you were standing. Rob
Thanks ever so much Rob! Certainly was great fun too do. Oh yes, the tunnels were just wide enough for the locos, if one got stuck, some crews could not get off the footplates!
SDJR7F88 That would be disconcerting
Indeed. To make matters worse, the tunnels ares are un-ventilated (the long un-ventilated tunnels in the UK), and are both a steep gradient throughout. The tunnels did cause one of the biggest accidents on the S&D, which sadly killed a number of people. The crew of a freight train got over come by the smoke from their engine and passed out and the train ran away under power into Bath Green Park, where it crashed into the yard.
What equipment did you use to play back (and re-record) the sound in the tunnel?
Well it was a bit of a spur of the moment thing. We play one of my TH-cam video which had the shot of 53809 and Manston in on my friend phone, and I recorded it with my camera. I plan to go back at some point and use a proper set-up, including a speaker :)
Well that was definitely interesting, would have been more exciting if you were talking about real ghosts ;) keep the faith - Callum
Certainly was very different and fun to do ;) Well you never know.