I thought the same thing- well the opposite half actually. First time I heard a Y6 I thought to myself, "I know the N&W is supposedly the British-American railroad, but where'd they get Stanier whistles from?"
there is just an eerie feeling when you listen to an echoing Bullied whistle, it's a very disquieting sound sometimes, and gotta love that the Garratt's whistle at 00:30 isn't actually British at all, it's an SAR 3 Chime, the engines being designed for work in South Africa after all, but it's a marvellous sound and one of my absolute favourites regardless.
I wouldn't care about British steam engines if I hadn't watched so many as a kid because I'm not British. TTTE's my childhood and they've got a real basis usually. I know that means my intro to British steamers was through toys, since I grew up with the models.
1:02 George the steam rollers theme starts playing in my head “Railways are no good, turn em into roads, rip em up turn em into roads, railways are no good”
While I do prefer American whistles, the UK has some really good sounding whistles out there! My favorite of which being the 3 Chime on Tornado and the A4’s!
I don't know whether to clap or leave. I think the British should've used more colorful whistles, like the ones used on many American steam locomotives. While these whistles are cool and all, they can be kind of monotone, and even creepy sometimes. UPDATE: Now I've finally realized how unique they are, and I really like them now.
Ehhhh, to be honest, shreiking bell whistles kind of fit the UK locomotives, due to their size and sometimes their pregrouping reigion. Besides, wouldn't it be weird to hear a common 3 chime from America, on a British steam locomotive that probably doesn't fit the whistle's sound?
I'm American, and I love British steam whistles. And French whistles. Those high pitched shrieking whistles are part of what make those engines so unique.
ToonLink682 So am I, and I have to say, most British whistle do have a sort of character to them, as opposed to most American ones which are just...loud really...except the one fitted to Flying Scotsman right now...that one isn’t even a whistle, like they need to replace it ASAP. Its pretty bad
Yeah, I change my mind. British whistles usually aren't very vibrant or have a lot of tones, but they do sound nice most of the time. Also, I think the reason why American whistles/horns are so loud is because while England and the rest of Europe were, and still are, focused on pulling passenger trains that aren't necessarily at high speeds, for many decades, the US has been focused on pulling long, heavy freight trains at high speed. The rule in America is that you should start blowing the grade crossing signal about 20 seconds out from the crossing, and when you're going at 70 or 80 mph, that distance can be pretty big. You need a whistle that's loud enough for the sound to propagate for that distance at that speed.
Apart from the epic LNER 3-chimes, LMS hooters, SR 4-6-2 whistles, and GWR whistles: *laughs in American* *laughs in Canadian* *laughs in Australian* *laughs in New Zealander* *laughs in Japanese* *laughs in Chinese* *laughs in South African* *laughs in Mexican* *laughs in Brazilian*
No it did not have a white star liner in the thumbnail, it's a close up off the SS Shieldhall, which blows its whistle at the very end not the Queen Mary.
I wonder what would happen if both the General & Texas were to go on tour over there in the UK? These locomotives are known for the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase which is when the first Medal Of Honor was used. Since the UK sent their famous steamers here in the US on tour including the famous 4472 Flying Scotsman, wouldn't that be fair to do the same since the General & Texas are the oldest veteran locomotives used by the Military(US Civil War).
@@ladela7348 actually the General is a 4-4-0 steam locomotive built by Rogers in 1855. 19th century American locomotives before 1880s would fit as the General, Texas, Central Pacific Jupiter, UP 119, and B&O 25 William Mason are not that large as the modern 4-4-0s. Even the 1870s V&T locomotives would fit.
What machine? Are you talking about the signal? The signal teels the engine if there is traffic up ahead. That thing on the rails is a detector tok let trains further up the line that thag train is up ahead
Strangely, despite the Hogwarts Express locomotive being a GWR 49xx Hall class (formerly 5972 olton hall) named Hogwarts Castle, it uses a Standard 7/A4 chime whistle...
@@bennickss I knowwww... I was so sad when they pulled her off the mainline. BUT. 60007 Sir Nigel Greeley is being pulled out of restoration for mainline service till the boiler ticket at 2031
0:23 Beautiful sound. But it’s not even close to an American multichime whistle. If it were deeper, it would sound menacing. But these are British trains.
British stuff sounds haunting, elegant and almost like a song. Whereas American stuff sounds menacing and just obnoxiously loud and bellowing. I prefer UK's types of whistles, it seems more varied aswell than other stuff.
Kermit the Mutant Levitating Frog that was not Titanic’s funnel. Titanic had 3 large whistles of different sizes on each of her 4 funnels. The one you see in this video has a single hooter whistle and a steam siren. Titanic never had a steam siren or a hooter.
These whistles really sound identical, basically because they’re all the same type of whistle. By that I mean they’re all chime whistles. Either 3 or 4 I don’t really know, but they sound awesome.
A country is only as good as its steam locomotive whistles!!!! a few of them were good! the rest ,,I would be ashamed to blow those puny whistles across the wide-open Wilderness prairies of America
@@Basinrails What I believe you meant to say was as follows: At 0:22, it was an A4 pacific, but at 0:27, you see a Garratt locomotive, if I’m not mistaken.
Ok as much as I love and respect British locomotives, I think we got better whistles here in the states. I only say that because the British whistles sound like a polite "Exscuse me train comin through" where as American engines scream "GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY OR I'LL RUN YOU OVER"
0:23 Sounds beautiful...
Beautiful whistle fit for a beautiful engine
Yeah that one is my favorite in this video
0:27 garratt
That's the Union of South Africa for you. The most beautiful A4 Pacific ever made. Her number is 60009
Very reminiscent of the whistle they used for the hogwarts Express although this streamlined engine is much more beautiful
3:18 It's Salisbury Cathedral
0:35 sounds like a N&W hooter whistle
I thought the same thing- well the opposite half actually. First time I heard a Y6 I thought to myself, "I know the N&W is supposedly the British-American railroad, but where'd they get Stanier whistles from?"
Maybe the British got a N&W hooter or made their own either way it's a good whistle
to be specific its a stanier hooter same type of whistle
You can make any sound with a whistle. It just depends on what shape the whistle is, how big it is and how much pressure is released while it is used.
It would be common for many different parts of the world to have whistles the same sound as British ones
0:56
Sir Handel: Who’s George?
Skarloey: That steamroller over there!
Gud gud joke
Except this time George has Sir Handel's whistle, haha.
Kris2004 that whistle
Not everyday you see a steam rolling swanking around in the road.
Railways are no good! Pull 'em up, turn 'em into roads!
there is just an eerie feeling when you listen to an echoing Bullied whistle, it's a very disquieting sound sometimes, and gotta love that the Garratt's whistle at 00:30 isn't actually British at all, it's an SAR 3 Chime, the engines being designed for work in South Africa after all, but it's a marvellous sound and one of my absolute favourites regardless.
British steam engines always have the smoothest and cleanest design
I wouldn't care about British steam engines if I hadn't watched so many as a kid because I'm not British. TTTE's my childhood and they've got a real basis usually. I know that means my intro to British steamers was through toys, since I grew up with the models.
2:50 R.I.P headphones
Yes, but in the best way.
2MT Sounds Like it ;-; 2:50
Almost Cringy Eh...
Thank you for adding whistles on my favourite railway
Welsh highland
At 0:28
The whistle sounds Americanized
Well it is a 3-chime whistle
British and German steam whistles are the whistles of death
0:36 I literally thought that was a whistle off of an N&W locomotive #1218 which is an American steam locomotive
It sounds like
Sounded like a 9F to me.
Haha
Same
@WCardtr we made trains better than you did lol
1:02 George the steam rollers theme starts playing in my head
“Railways are no good, turn em into roads, rip em up turn em into roads, railways are no good”
Well, deja vu.
George The Steam Roller Peep Peep
Greetings from South Arica. I recognised some South Arican 3-chimes there.
Arica?
As in the Chilean city?
Or you mispelled Africa?
I remember I went on a steam train in Scotland when I was six. I would love to take a trip on the Flying Scotsman!
Looked magnificent for the steam roller to use the public road
Does this remind anyone else of train simulator
Train simulator 2006 and 2012
Nah. I didn’t pay $30 to individually view these trains.
No shet sherlock, it’s not like these were created after train simulator. Idiot.
me
@@bennickss Wow, that was so unnecessary, lol.
British whistles make their trains sound so haunting
Make them sound amasing
Scots guardsman sounds like it’s roaring like mad the way he’s rumbling like mad at this clip at 2:25
While I do prefer American whistles, the UK has some really good sounding whistles out there! My favorite of which being the 3 Chime on Tornado and the A4’s!
0:43 [Angery Whistling]
5yo Me when i don't get pop tarts 0:43
0:11 When it’s the start of ur summer vacation
ok, 0:43 was just plain haunting
Don't forget 1:05
@WeDontNeedYou I'm not sure either
@WeDontNeedYou yes it's a 4MT tank No.80078
@@04clemea Looks more like 76017 to me. For a start, I can't see any tanks.
@Man With 9000 IQ It was a Welsh Highland Railway NG G16 class Garratt.
Wow, this music for my ear's
American whistles: are very loud and noticeable.
British whistles: *HIGH PITCHED SCREAMING INTENSIVES*
*L O U D E R*
UK whistles sound feminine,,,whereas NZ locomotives,,, the Ks, Js and Abs sound masculine.
LMS Staniers: we sound low pitched
British whistles seem more elegant and songlike as opposed to relentless obnoxiously loud bellowing.
Let me be the first to say - a nice idea and some good memories of our exploits this year Alex. proper job as they say down Cornwall....
I don't know whether to clap or leave. I think the British should've used more colorful whistles, like the ones used on many American steam locomotives. While these whistles are cool and all, they can be kind of monotone, and even creepy sometimes.
UPDATE: Now I've finally realized how unique they are, and I really like them now.
Ehhhh, to be honest, shreiking bell whistles kind of fit the UK locomotives, due to their size and sometimes their pregrouping reigion. Besides, wouldn't it be weird to hear a common 3 chime from America, on a British steam locomotive that probably doesn't fit the whistle's sound?
I'm American, and I love British steam whistles. And French whistles. Those high pitched shrieking whistles are part of what make those engines so unique.
ToonLink682 So am I, and I have to say, most British whistle do have a sort of character to them, as opposed to most American ones which are just...loud really...except the one fitted to Flying Scotsman right now...that one isn’t even a whistle, like they need to replace it ASAP. Its pretty bad
Yeah, I change my mind. British whistles usually aren't very vibrant or have a lot of tones, but they do sound nice most of the time. Also, I think the reason why American whistles/horns are so loud is because while England and the rest of Europe were, and still are, focused on pulling passenger trains that aren't necessarily at high speeds, for many decades, the US has been focused on pulling long, heavy freight trains at high speed. The rule in America is that you should start blowing the grade crossing signal about 20 seconds out from the crossing, and when you're going at 70 or 80 mph, that distance can be pretty big. You need a whistle that's loud enough for the sound to propagate for that distance at that speed.
American whistles make my ears bleed.
Apart from the epic LNER 3-chimes, LMS hooters, SR 4-6-2 whistles, and GWR whistles:
*laughs in American*
*laughs in Canadian*
*laughs in Australian*
*laughs in New Zealander*
*laughs in Japanese*
*laughs in Chinese*
*laughs in South African*
*laughs in Mexican*
*laughs in Brazilian*
0:22 Hogwarts Express's whistle...
No where near, the Hogwart's Castle is GWR Hall, not a LNER A4.
The used olton hall as the hogwarts express, but they used either an LNER A4 whistle or 73082 Camelot.
Oh yeah that's the Hogwarts Express whistle at 1:19 and again at 1:54
No it’s not, that’s a LNER Engine, it’s similar to the mallard. Not from the GWR like the hog warts express
Absolutely not the Hogwarts loco is a GWR Hall class not a A4
Oh it’s a green version of rebecca
2:49 me when I stub my toe
Wow... 7 seconds on the whistle... 1 second on the train. Wow.
1:54 Argh! Ghost Train!
It's only henry
@@TheLazyFusspot_3428 Nah, more like Spencer’s relative.
1:00 that’s George
It look so similar...
The thumbnail had the white star liner Nomadic, but the Nomadic wasn't in the video, the Queen Mary 2 was at the end of the video
No it did not have a white star liner in the thumbnail, it's a close up off the SS Shieldhall, which blows its whistle at the very end not the Queen Mary.
I wonder what would happen if both the General & Texas were to go on tour over there in the UK? These locomotives are known for the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase which is when the first Medal Of Honor was used. Since the UK sent their famous steamers here in the US on tour including the famous 4472 Flying Scotsman, wouldn't that be fair to do the same since the General & Texas are the oldest veteran locomotives used by the Military(US Civil War).
The issue is the US uses a larger loading gauge than us. There would be a risk of them smacking tunnels, bridges, platforms and signal gantries.
@@ladela7348 actually the General is a 4-4-0 steam locomotive built by Rogers in 1855. 19th century American locomotives before 1880s would fit as the General, Texas, Central Pacific Jupiter, UP 119, and B&O 25 William Mason are not that large as the modern 4-4-0s. Even the 1870s V&T locomotives would fit.
0:44 sounds like tornado a bit but even more high pitched
0:44
Why do the british locomotives only blow their whistles once twice or three times? Why dont do they do something like north american locomotives do?
Because it's not necessary?
Because things are different over there in Britain, also, sorry it took someone 5 years to respond to your comment 😂
0:36 Sounds like an N&W Hooter!
The one at 0:37 sounds like a N&W class A (aka 1218)
0:27 garratt
Well it’s not. It’s a Stanier hooter whistle.
Yep
At 0:54 George the Steamroller is back with a vengeance!
Really Useful Railways.
Other UK engines' whistle: high pitched
LMS Staniers: low pitched
Excellent. Very great video👍👍👍👍🚂👏👏👏👏👋
What a big ship whistling
3:35 that’s a horn
It's a steam ships whistle, that can be heard. The ship in the shot has an air horn about 4x louder.
The qm2 sets sail
04clemea ok
At one 1:04 that machines is holding up traffic!
What machine? Are you talking about the signal? The signal teels the engine if there is traffic up ahead. That thing on the rails is a detector tok let trains further up the line that thag train is up ahead
@@vincentmusic09 No I was just making a joke about that steam roller.
0:23 & 1:24 The Hogwarts Express's whistle is confirmed.
Strangely, despite the Hogwarts Express locomotive being a GWR 49xx Hall class (formerly 5972 olton hall) named Hogwarts Castle, it uses a Standard 7/A4 chime whistle...
0:26 what that whistle is from a garratt i used for a DRG class 24 and a 3-truck climax locomotive
The Garratt is some South African 3-chime or something like that
Is there such a thing as a proper British National Whistle code, similar to what we have here in America?
Not that I know of. we have whistles boards but we also use them to say hello to train spotters/enthusiasts as well as before departing a station..
All Aboard. All Aboard. Enjoy the ride.
“They’re 2, they’re 4, they’re 6 and 8” 🙂🚂
You're really useful engines.
THE GLORIOUS TITANIC SHOULD BE HERE
Except that there’s no footage of her blowing her whistle
@@shawnstanley8748 there is
@@CybilleBrothersOFFICIALno there isn’t on air yeah but it doesn’t sound like what it did on steam it’s horrible.
I've always wondered why the Brits always went with high-pitched whistles
I like how half of them are merchant navy classes
British train whistles sound like a woman screaming to death. While British train horns sounded like police sirens.
Well, someone likes Bullieds!
hahahahaha.... i love gost sound
Whats the train @ 2:28 ??
Katie seems to be a Fowler 7F
I love the Duchess of Sutherland
0:10 sounds like a deltic
No, it’s the Class 07 in Eastleigh works.
0:54 what Steamroller is that?
2:17
Toot toot.
1:01 is my Thomas oc whistle name Luis well this part of the whistle
Love it :-)
Mostly hooter whistles and 3 chimes!
00:27 got to be my favourite
At 0:23 I dont know which a4 was that one but I like it
0:23
I believe that the A4 is Union of South Africa
60009
60009, Union of South Africa. Now permanently mainline retired.
@@bennickss I knowwww... I was so sad when they pulled her off the mainline. BUT. 60007 Sir Nigel Greeley is being pulled out of restoration for mainline service till the boiler ticket at 2031
0:43 and 0:50 what engine had that whistle?
0:30 what kind of locomotive is that?
Angel Leaf It's called a Garratt, type NGG16.
i thought that to for a second as well
0:32 Rebecca from Thomas and Friends
0:11 air horn?
Some of them sound American
The Welsh Garrets mainly
0:23 Beautiful sound. But it’s not even close to an American multichime whistle. If it were deeper, it would sound menacing. But these are British trains.
British stuff sounds haunting, elegant and almost like a song. Whereas American stuff sounds menacing and just obnoxiously loud and bellowing. I prefer UK's types of whistles, it seems more varied aswell than other stuff.
0:23 hmmm this sounds very familiar
It's the Hogwarts Express whistle
0:06 That Whistle is for my OC
Who makes an oc out of a railway engine?
Not me, that’s for dang sure, but that is definitely a good question.
Was that George the steam roller
No, it was a regular steamroller.
Yes it is George the steam roller
where was Titanic's whistle like the thumbnail shows
Titanic isn't even in the thumbnail
@@PieAndChips you can see her funnel
Kermit the Mutant Levitating Frog that was not Titanic’s funnel. Titanic had 3 large whistles of different sizes on each of her 4 funnels. The one you see in this video has a single hooter whistle and a steam siren. Titanic never had a steam siren or a hooter.
thats queensmary, a oceanliner
0:32 lovley SR West Country class whistle
Yeah
Something tells me the Grim Reaper designed these trains...
How so?
@@BeegChonkBehr possibly because of some whistles in the video sound fairly haunting
Welcome to the UK
0:22 1:18 1:23 1:52 2:39 3:06 0:43 0:50
These whistles really sound identical, basically because they’re all the same type of whistle.
By that I mean they’re all chime whistles. Either 3 or 4 I don’t really know, but they sound awesome.
Here comes george.
2:50 rip headphone user
A country is only as good as its steam locomotive whistles!!!! a few of them were good! the rest ,,I would be ashamed to blow those puny whistles across the wide-open Wilderness prairies of America
Cool. If you don’t like it, no need to shit on it.
Not exactly Thomas the Tank Engine, I know, but I can still hear a resemblance!!!
Where exactly?
But Thomas whistles uses synths
Same country
the 0:46 was scary
HelloNeighBorFan12 More like at 0:43.
That's the Royal Scott for u
0:35 engine name pls?
I can't tell what that engine is bc of my low quality I'm in rn but I'm pretty sure that's a black 5.
Excuse me but I saw a South African Garratt 0:27
Achned Walters And?
The Welsh Highland railway and ffeetinog have a number of South African including Beyer first Garrett K1 from Tasmania
Watching this after watching a horror song .
What the whistle at 3:27?
South african 3 chime whistle
@@tmdrm9817 what's the diameter of this whistle bell?
why is queenmary is here 3:33
It was just in the background of the video. The steam whistle was coming from the ship the camara was onboard.
0:26 what type of this train
LNER A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley.
Thank you
A Garratt Locomotive
@@Basinrails What I believe you meant to say was as follows:
At 0:22, it was an A4 pacific, but at 0:27, you see a Garratt locomotive, if I’m not mistaken.
British rail classes be like 0:00 - 3:53
That's not an Steam Engine 3:32
It was the sound of the steam ship, whistling to the QM2.
@WeDontNeedYou SS Shieldhall
@WeDontNeedYou certainly is, with a lovely set of triple expansion engines
Choo choo 😃
Ok as much as I love and respect British locomotives, I think we got better whistles here in the states. I only say that because the British whistles sound like a polite "Exscuse me train comin through" where as American engines scream "GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY OR I'LL RUN YOU OVER"
Why a boat not a steam engine
It's the sound from steam ship, behind the camera
Ohhh
Anyone know the engine type at 0:40?
It’s a Maunsall Class, I’m guessing the U class?
I think it’s 30806, dont quote me on that