I'm not particularly a train spotter but I listen to this video to fall asleep xD I now have a fondness for some of these trains and it kind of makes me want to take up the hobby. Thank you for such an awesome video!
I've noticed that. Of course it's mandiatory for trains to have to sound both tones before coming through a station, but most of these are very short friendly toots and it's heartwarming :P
Are you referring to the weed-spraying train? If so, the provision of two locos is simply so that all the tracks can be treated in both directions with maximum efficiency, i.e. without the need to waste time detaching, running round, and re-attaching at each reversal.
@@skiiipawbs That is a nuclear waste train. The two wagons are FNAs, used to carry the waste. They have two locos on incase one breaks down. Sometimes you do find maybe 3 or 4 locos with just 1 FNA.
@@JRobbo13 Mm. The consequences if a 125-mph express train smashed into a broken down nuclear containment unit would be disastrous. They always have 2 locos on for the sake of in case one breaks. Which is why it’s always 2 of the same, so they’re compatible.
@@bennickss Wasn't always 2 of the same loco, many times you would find a 20+37, 37+57 combo, with maybe another different loco in the consist as well. Now it is more common of a 66+66, 68+68, 88+88, 68+88 combo, simply due to amount DRS have.
UK diesel and electric locomotives are usually fitted with two-tone horns, sounded sequentially to distinguish them from the horns used on road vehicles, the tones being described as either 'high' or 'low'. In the past, both tones were routinely used.
British train horns sound so subtle and less impressive than their American counterparts. It's sad because unlike here the UK has a rail system that actually works
Amtrak sucks. That’s basically it. Outside the northeastern US service is very limited and has a reputation for being late because they’re at the mercy of freight railroads that own the tracks. In the UK you can get practically anywhere by train and in good time.
How is it sad? A railroad exists to convey freight and passengers from A to B. As long as the horn can satisfy safety requirements what need is there to make them louder than necessary other than to satisfy some the tastes of a handful of train enthusiasts? There are far fewer level crossings in the UK so there is no need for an American horn.
@@matthewcatsey In the Us, trains tend to give longer horn blasts, and the horns themselves seem to be louder and have a "fuller" sound. This goes back to the days of steam with the British "Peep Peep" whistles vs lower-pitched American whistles
What the hell is wrong with you? You’ve posted this exact timestamp about 15 other times. Please delete your comments as they’re getting extremely annoying.
