Wow that view you have there is amazing. I'm an American rail enthusiast and visited New Zealand not to long ago and got to ride on the Southern and Eastern lines behind some DMUs and DCPs and I was wondering what horns do you guys use as it sounds familiar to the Leslie horns used in the US and Australia to me.
Hi there, I now live in the South Island, and I have noticed some of the signal lights only have 2 lights instead of 3 red yellow and green, why is that and what colours would they be?
Sorry to hear you're having problems with the audio. The audio was most likely compressed when the file was uploaded to UA-cam as both the raw and edited files seem to play without problem on my system. Would you be able to point me to the section in the video that is affected and I'll compare to the original. I saved at a lower quality than usual as a clip of this length usually takes around 7-8 hours to edit, convert and upload. Perhaps I should go back to using better settings.
It does'nt sound like the full width of sound is coming through. Also, there's a slight tunnel sound to it. The two characteristics can be heard throughout. Normaly the Audio content is smaller than the Video content of any clip unless its music. Perhaps re-upload it with default audio and see what the overall size is? I love hearing the rumble of a loco!
Jeff Phillips I meant to reply sooner but totally forgot, sorry! I think I know why the sound is distorted... I'm using an action cam (not a Go Pro) and the only way I can get it stable enough is to put it in its waterproof case and use the suction cup to mount it to the cab window. That would explain why it sounds a little "muffled". I'll have a look at the other mounts in my pack and see what I can come up with for my next vid.
No problem. Additionaly I use Firefox with a plugin for viewing which offers two or three resolutions, and I've been unknowingly selecting the first which is .flv quality, not .mp4 which of course would be better.
Not really. When you see people hanging around, if they are going to throw something they usually act suspicious, and then you kind of expect something, but these locos and even the SA's and DMU's are quite sturdy. Not much surprises me anymore, especially in Auckland!
Two sections ahead are clear. The nest signal at steady yellow and the one after that at red. This is to allow for decreased signal spacing while allowing for more trains.
The lower light is used approaching or at junctions where one or more lines diverge from the mainline. It gives an indication to the driver of the speed they are allowed to travel at, which in turn indicates the route they will take.
Michael N Like a speedo? If that is the question, yes we do. If you're talking about a meter for the engine hours then I believe there is. A mechanical one on older locos, and a digital one on the newer DL locos.
Even at night, these driver's view clips are great. And informative.
Wow that view you have there is amazing. I'm an American rail enthusiast and visited New Zealand not to long ago and got to ride on the Southern and Eastern lines behind some DMUs and DCPs and I was wondering what horns do you guys use as it sounds familiar to the Leslie horns used in the US and Australia to me.
This is a very, VERY late reply but I'm very sure it's a Leslie RS2M or S2M
Hi there, I now live in the South Island, and I have noticed some of the signal lights only have 2 lights instead of 3 red yellow and green, why is that and what colours would they be?
They are like these en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_signal#/media/File%3ATwo-aspect-signal_ES692.jpg
Real nice as always, but audio/codec seems wrong compression?
Sorry to hear you're having problems with the audio. The audio was most likely compressed when the file was uploaded to UA-cam as both the raw and edited files seem to play without problem on my system. Would you be able to point me to the section in the video that is affected and I'll compare to the original. I saved at a lower quality than usual as a clip of this length usually takes around 7-8 hours to edit, convert and upload. Perhaps I should go back to using better settings.
It does'nt sound like the full width of sound is coming through. Also, there's a slight tunnel sound to it. The two characteristics can be heard throughout. Normaly the Audio content is smaller than the Video content of any clip unless its music. Perhaps re-upload it with default audio and see what the overall size is? I love hearing the rumble of a loco!
Jeff Phillips I meant to reply sooner but totally forgot, sorry! I think I know why the sound is distorted... I'm using an action cam (not a Go Pro) and the only way I can get it stable enough is to put it in its waterproof case and use the suction cup to mount it to the cab window. That would explain why it sounds a little "muffled". I'll have a look at the other mounts in my pack and see what I can come up with for my next vid.
No problem. Additionaly I use Firefox with a plugin for viewing which offers two or three resolutions, and I've been unknowingly selecting the first which is .flv quality, not .mp4 which of course would be better.
When you go under a bridge and there are people hanging around on it (like leaving Sunnyvale) do you mentally brace for a bang as you go under them ?
Not really. When you see people hanging around, if they are going to throw something they usually act suspicious, and then you kind of expect something, but these locos and even the SA's and DMU's are quite sturdy. Not much surprises me anymore, especially in Auckland!
But don't get confused with trainspotters!
what is the proceedure to become a train driver ??
Can I take a guess you were in 4916?
Close but no cigar! 4951 was the lady in question.
What does orange flashing light mean???
Two sections ahead are clear. The nest signal at steady yellow and the one after that at red. This is to allow for decreased signal spacing while allowing for more trains.
another question I have is, Why is there 2 signals on top of each other facing the same way, why not just have 1?
The lower light is used approaching or at junctions where one or more lines diverge from the mainline. It gives an indication to the driver of the speed they are allowed to travel at, which in turn indicates the route they will take.
I have another question, do trains have an odometer a hour meter?
Michael N Like a speedo? If that is the question, yes we do. If you're talking about a meter for the engine hours then I believe there is. A mechanical one on older locos, and a digital one on the newer DL locos.
Watching again . Awesome . Anti depresant
From my old alternative account. Now in the Bay and thinking of uploading again but on freight this time. 😉
Nice One. ^_^
YEAH BOY GLEN EDEN ALL DAY!!!!