A4 No 4489 'DOMINON OF CANADA'

[52D]

Tom just a quick note to tell you im looking forward to seeing this idea coming to fruition i have a soft spot for Copely Hill and Eastcote Central.

[Tom F]

Tom just a quick note to tell you im looking forward to seeing this idea coming to fruition i have a soft spot for Copely Hill and Eastcote Central.

Cheers chap, and I'm sure Simon is pleased to here that to

As you can pretty much guess, Episode 4 of North Eastern Steam intends to document the Gresley Pacifics from 1923-1964, Dominon of Canada will have a role to play in the pre war years, hence I wish to get the whistle right

Tom

[strang steel]

There is also an Argo Transacord LP (title name eludes me) which includes the 60013 chime, as it slowly passes Peterborough on the down Elizabethan. I'll have a search around...
Cheers
Robt P.

I was just listening to a CD of Grantham at night from a Peter Handford tape recording and decided to see if any ones, that I did not have, had been released recently.

Boy, did I get a shock - have you seen how much new copies are fetching these days?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/L-N-R-Sounds-St ... sim_m_h__2

And that is nothing to this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portrait-Steam- ... 390&sr=1-2

[Mickey]

I was just listening to a CD of Grantham at night from a Peter Handford tape recording and decided to see if any ones, that I did not have, had been released recently.

Boy, did I get a shock - have you seen how much new copies are fetching these days?.

Sorry guy's off topic here but i also have several of these Peter Handford recordings (Peter only passed away about 2-3 years ago by the way).

1.LMS STEAM
2.STEAM ON THE LICKY INCLINE
3.GWR STEAM
4.The cd with the 1930s A4 at KINGS CROSS on the cd cover

[brsince78]

There is also an Argo Transacord LP (title name eludes me) which includes the 60013 chime, as it slowly passes Peterborough on the down Elizabethan. I'll have a search around...
Cheers
Robt P.

No. 13's chime whistle features on a Peter Handford CD issued by SPV a few years ago under the title "Working on the Footplate". This is a six track CD with an unedited recording on the footplate of the A4 from Grantham to Stoke summit. Very atmospheric. I can rip a few seconds of the start of the track if anyone is interested in hearing the very distinctive chime.

Unfortunately the CD does not appear in SPV's current on-line catalogue. Some other "Sounds of the Steam Age" recordings appear to be available and at the very reasonable price of £8-10 each.

http://www.spv.co.uk/acatalog/British_t ... ds_cd.html

[2002EarlMarischal]

No. 13's chime whistle features on a Peter Handford CD issued by SPV a few years ago under the title "Working on the Footplate". This is a six track CD with an unedited recording on the footplate of the A4 from Grantham to Stoke summit. Very atmospheric. I can rip a few seconds of the start of the track if anyone is interested in hearing the very distinctive chime.

Yes please! That would be very interesting - how would you do that? Would you provide a link from the forum?

[brsince78]

No. 13's chime whistle features on a Peter Handford CD issued by SPV a few years ago under the title "Working on the Footplate". This is a six track CD with an unedited recording on the footplate of the A4 from Grantham to Stoke summit. Very atmospheric. I can rip a few seconds of the start of the track if anyone is interested in hearing the very distinctive chime.

Yes please! That would be very interesting - how would you do that? Would you provide a link from the forum?

I've attached the first few seconds as an MP3 file. You can hear the driver say "Come on old girl" as he opens the regulator (the train had arrived 28 late due to poor coal) before the chime is heard:-

http://www.brsince78.co.uk/60013.mp3

Compare it to No.19's chime (which I use as a ring tone on my mobile!):-

http://www.brsince78.co.uk/60019.mp3

It is quite a lot lower in tone.

[kimballthurlow]

Thank you. The whistles were great to listen to.

regards
Kimball

[52D]

DoCs Whistle brought Winston Links imagery to mind as soon as i heard it.

[2002EarlMarischal]

No. 13's chime whistle features on a Peter Handford CD issued by SPV a few years ago under the title "Working on the Footplate". This is a six track CD with an unedited recording on the footplate of the A4 from Grantham to Stoke summit. Very atmospheric. I can rip a few seconds of the start of the track if anyone is interested in hearing the very distinctive chime.

Yes please! That would be very interesting - how would you do that? Would you provide a link from the forum?

I've attached the first few seconds as an MP3 file. You can hear the driver say "Come on old girl" as he opens the regulator (the train had arrived 28 late due to poor coal) before the chime is heard:-

http://www.brsince78.co.uk/60013.mp3

Compare it to No.19's chime (which I use as a ring tone on my mobile!):-

http://www.brsince78.co.uk/60019.mp3

It is quite a lot lower in tone.

Brilliant - many thanks! I quite like the idea of an A4 whistle as a telephone ringtone! (Visions of people running to the windows of their offices adjacent to railway lines to see what's about to go by! )

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

I got Tornado's chime as my ringtone most of the time. Drives Mrs BB up the wall, so it does!

Anyway 60013 had a New Zealand whistle, presented my NZ. Dominion of Canada had a CP whistle donated by Canadian Pacifc. Sounds really mellow.