Deltic Diesel Locomotive

Posted on 04.14.10

Audio Recording of a Deltic Diesel Locomotive. I recorded this at the Great Central Railway in 2009. The engine makes a fantastic “humming” noise which can be heard from miles away. I rather fancy recording a stationary one just so I can capture it’s “alien” like humming! Read more

LNER Mayflower – Onboard Audio Recording

Posted on 04.09.10

We stopped off for tea and cakes at the very pleasant Battlefield Line Railway (They do really nice cakes) I had some audio recording gear with me so though why not get a recording.

This track captures the LNER Mayflower departing Shackerstone station Read more

Ribble Steam Railway Ride

Posted on 04.07.10

The Ribble Steam Railway is a pleasant 20 minute ride through the Preston Docks – and something I happened to find quite by chance. A really nice place to visit especially with children! This Audio recording follows the train up the through the docks and up the line. Read more

1940′s NAAFI Tearoom

Posted on 11.04.09

I recorded this in the NAAFI tearoom at the Great Central Railway April 2009.

The tearoom is decorated and set as if it were the 1940s. Era music and the crackling of a fire proved irresistible to record, sadly it didn’t last long as customers arrived for a cup of hot chocolate!
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Gresley N2 Tank

Posted on 09.01.09

This is a beautiful little (Big) engine. I just love the colour and the lining. This recording was made at the Great Central Railway. Just before my partner and I went for an evening meal on the train.

We’d wandered down to the Loughborough shed from Loughborough central station and the engine was just having its fill of water for the trip. Sadly I had to edit out the filling because a) it takes way too long and b) there was a car in the background. Read more

Hunslet Playing on the Cob Porthmadog

Posted on 08.16.09

Recordings of Hunslets “Playing” on the cob at the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales. Recorded in May 2008 Read more

LNER Class O4 Departs Quorn

Posted on 07.17.09

LNER Class O4 63601 Departs Quorn

I love this engine… it makes a great noise. At the start of this recording you can almost hear it saying “I can do it, I can do it” as as if from a Thomas the Tank Engine story… it then struggles, hisses and pants up the incline from Quorn with a full train finally celebrating with an exhausted “whistle” somewhere past the Rushey Lane bridge. Read more

Earl of Merioneth arrives Porthmadog Harbour Station

Posted on 06.30.09

This is a recording I made in Wales at the Ffestiniog Railway over a year ago… but I’ve simply not had the chance to listen to it and get it ready to put on the site until now! Read more

Railway Ballast Tamping Machine

Posted on 05.17.09

Late night recording of a railway ballast tamping machine. I was just heading off to bed when I heard an incredible noise coming from the railway line that passes through our village Read more

Earl of Merioneth departs Tan-y-Bwlch

Posted on 05.15.09

Earl of Merioneth departs Tan-y-Bwlch station on the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales. Recorded from the forest just along the path from the stream… which you can hear in the background. Read more