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I always found Toronto's door chimes to be pretty nice. London doesn't really have a door chime, just a shrill be-be-be-be-be-beep. However, some of the motors
by Reason077 5y ago
I always found Toronto's door chimes to be pretty nice.
London doesn't really have a door chime, just a shrill be-be-be-be-be-beep. However, some of the motors have their own distinctive sounds! The Jubilee line is particularly melodic, emitting a series of harmonic tones as it's Gate-turn-off Thyristor inverters (predating the more modern IGBTs) step up and down through various frequencies as the train changes speed.
Departure sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeYKmKWc6uM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeYKmKWc6uM
Arrival sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZR8SaODPgM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZR8SaODPgM
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y agoReal rail doing similar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zDkTVFL61g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zDkTVFL61g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxjmhIW8vZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxjmhIW8vZM Same type of locomotive in front of steel freight, tortured trying to start uphill in the mountains after a red signal, finally manages to after a few minutes. Don't know why, probably had to cool down first? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjfFsuBzFm8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjfFsuBzFm8 (edit: only if you are obsessively into rail stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuroSprinter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuroSprinter :-)