Martin Paling » Great Central Railway (Sounds)

Deltic Diesel Locomotive

Martin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:51:54 +0000

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!

Photographs Courtesy of Ron Chaplin

Recorded with my ZoomH4 a SUPERLUX E523/D microphone and Homemade Microphone Windshield System.

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1940′s NAAFI Tearoom

Martin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:34:19 +0000

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!

Recorded with the ZOOMH4′s internal stereo mic (handheld) with a handmade windgag

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Gresley N2 Tank

Martin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:46:49 +0000

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.

One to listen to with headphones… it makes a great “chugging” noise as it rolls off towards the station.

If you have not been for a meal on the Great Central Railway I recommend you do, its not cheap but well worth the experience. My only criticism would be is that they need to clean the carriage windows a little more throughly and that some of the table fittings are lacking in quality. The meal and ambience however is great!

Recorded with the ZOOMH4′s internal stereo mic (handheld) with a handmade windgag

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LNER Class O4 Departs Quorn

Martin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:29:28 +0000

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.

As much as I love the GCR it’s a real pain to record from with more environmental noise than you’d think: Apart from all of the nearby roads East Midlands Airport have ruined also many a recording – My girlfriend think’s it’s hugely entertaining to watch me sitting quietly in a field making a recording to suddenly stop and start shouting obscenities at EasyJet.

This was recorded south of Quorn not far from the Rushey Lane bridge and about 400 metres from the lineside. That distance means the mics are set to a very high gain… so a windshield is essential even in the great weather we had that day. This has been edited to kill a lot of the mics own self noise (I really need to get better mics and have my eye on a pair of matched Rode NT1, although a studio mic they’re popular with field recording folk because they have very low self noise… I’m constantly watching Ebay for deals!!!)

Recorded with my ZoomH4 a SUPERLUX E523/D microphone and Homemade Microphone Windshield System.

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Black 5 Departs Quorn

Martin — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:18:45 +0000

Black Five departs from Quorn at a WW2 day at the Great Central Railway.

Recorded with my ZoomH4 a SUPERLUX E523/D microphone and Homemade Microphone Windshield System.

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Black 5 Travelling Post Office ’08

Martin — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:14:13 +0000

Recording of a Black 5 pulling a Travelling Post Office at the Great Central Railway.

Recorded with my ZoomH4 a SUPERLUX E523/D microphone and Homemade Microphone Windshield System.

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Mineral Train Departs Rothley

Martin — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:55:43 +0000

A train of mineral wagons departs from Rothley station on the Great Central Railway (England, UK).

Recorded with the ZOOMH4′s internal stereo mic (handheld) without a windgag.

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Lord Nelson – Travelling Post Office

Martin — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:51:45 +0000

Recording of a “Lord Nelson” pulling a Travelling Post Office at the Great Central Railway’s TPO Day.

Recorded with my ZoomH4 a SUPERLUX E523/D microphone and Homemade Microphone Windshield System.

Recorded with the ZOOMH4′s internal stereo mic (handheld) and a home made wind gag.

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Passenger Train Arrives Rothley

Martin — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:47:04 +0000

A passenger train arrives at Rothley station on the Great Central Railway (England, UK)

Recorded with the ZOOMH4′s internal stereo mic (handheld) and a home made wind gag.

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