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Train horn on a VAN!

Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:01 pm

I was searching for siren videos on YouTube when I came across a video of a Ford Transit van with roof-mount locomotive horns. It's extremely loud!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MywYgYpNyk

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Re: Train horn on a VAN!

Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:13 am

And here's the US equivalent. This is a ford Aerostar mini van with an AirChime K5LA on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jWh5vU4Ofc

skip to 1:09 to bypass the talking and get to the main event.
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Re: Train horn on a VAN!

Sat May 11, 2013 12:11 pm

FS-Thunderbolt-Man wrote:I was searching for siren videos on YouTube when I came across a video of a Ford Transit van with roof-mount locomotive horns. It's extremely loud!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MywYgYpNyk
I like the comment left by the video uploader, supertunedbyafool.
thats the effect i was after ;-), especialy at rail road crossings when people decide to walk across the train tracks instead of using the bridge provided, F**KING HILARIOUS to see them sh*t their pants.
A class 37 loco, the type of horns fitted to the van. A single horn blast, not both tones at 45 seconds, but some nice class 37 thrash which sets off car alarms in the station car park.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6v3tmPud6Y

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Re: Train horn on a VAN!

Sun May 12, 2013 8:10 pm

I've been a huge train horn enthusiast LONG before I even cared about sirens. My favorite horn is the RS3L - just listen to its powerful and commanding tone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A90BEVgc_qM

Personally, I think North American train horns are far better than any other train horns in the world. They're much louder and can be arranged into a variety of unique chords while the majority of countries just use single-tone horns.
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Re: Train horn on a VAN!

Tue May 14, 2013 12:56 pm

thewoog34 wrote:I've been a huge train horn enthusiast LONG before I even cared about sirens. My favorite horn is the RS3L - just listen to its powerful and commanding tone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A90BEVgc_qM

Personally, I think North American train horns are far better than any other train horns in the world. They're much louder and can be arranged into a variety of unique chords while the majority of countries just use single-tone horns.
I second that.

A very impressive sound from the horns on that truck.

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Re: Train horn on a VAN!

Tue May 14, 2013 10:26 pm

Don't Panic! wrote:
thewoog34 wrote:I've been a huge train horn enthusiast LONG before I even cared about sirens. My favorite horn is the RS3L - just listen to its powerful and commanding tone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A90BEVgc_qM

Personally, I think North American train horns are far better than any other train horns in the world. They're much louder and can be arranged into a variety of unique chords while the majority of countries just use single-tone horns.
I second that.

A very impressive sound from the horns on that truck.
The vast majority of UK trains use Nathan Airchime horns, just arranged in a single-tone configurations. When arranged in chords they sound like this. Nowhere near as good as Leslie horns but still pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV00jZwZgkY
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Re: Train horn on a VAN!

Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:23 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8w_h_ZacHU

Here's a video of a K5LA drowning out a European-style train horn. And the K5LA is wimpy compared to Leslie horns.
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Re: Train horn on a VAN!

Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:25 am

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