Certainly makes things interesting, if a little challenging to film!
@Paul1963music9 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
@Ijustlovetornadosirens10 күн бұрын
Americans said that its a rare ACA sentry 95. But thats just a klaxon ss6.
@MissCirclefpe452310 күн бұрын
I love Sirens sound and this sound of air raid is so satisfying 🤩
@Watertowerarecoolll12 күн бұрын
Is this a location
@YanisRafael-sc2lc13 күн бұрын
This is so good
@ryancrooks12315 күн бұрын
It Sounds Like An Federal Signal 2001-130 Almost
@SirenRecordingsofIowa17 күн бұрын
1:12 I swear I heard one start really far away
@SirenRecordingsofIowa17 күн бұрын
That was a wet runup
@SirenArchives21 күн бұрын
Reminds me of a mosquito 🤣
@Honekawasuneo646Ай бұрын
sound like a thunderbolt 1000t
@EvilNeuro_IITPPАй бұрын
The siren kinda looks like its doing the "Hi-Lo" tone
@useridk58777Ай бұрын
wait is it 5/6 port?
@al66class59Ай бұрын
@@useridk58777 yes it is, but through some equivalence I don’t fully understand it produces the same tones as a 10/12
@nascarsimracing1Ай бұрын
@@al66class59 It is going about 5,880 rpm, which results in the same pitch as normal 10/12 because it is basically double the standard induction motor speed. I'm almost done with my full scale one finally btw!!! I finally resumed the project after like 8 months of inactivity. It should be fully built and running by the end of this month! Thank you soo soo much for those measurements you and AlarmMuseum gave me. Getting it remade in full scale wouldn't have been possible without those!
@al66class59Ай бұрын
@@nascarsimracing1 8 months? That’s good! My real one’s been in bits for almost three years lmao
@romania_railroad_crossingsАй бұрын
take good care of it, it is very rare
@romania_railroad_crossingsАй бұрын
its so cute❤🩹
@thewashateriawandererzayne43762 ай бұрын
That is so damn creepy, never seen a VFD siren operated in the wild before. Sick video
@thewashateriawandererzayne43762 ай бұрын
Lol I love the sound of the other ES starting up first, awesome video!
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
Awesome video! ES’s are absolutely awesome 🔊🤩
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Only filmed this and Buncefield, and they don’t disappoint! Would love to get a few more under the belt, but it’s just a case of being there at the right time…
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
@@al66class59The ES doesn’t deserve as much hate as they get
@MichalM2 ай бұрын
Sounds like the Broadmoor one!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@MichalM standard klaxon wail… gets the job done! Difference is, this has 3x the number of horns as Broadmoor and there’s two of them on site 😂😂
@MichalM2 ай бұрын
@@al66class59 Much louder then!
@CivilDefenceFox2 ай бұрын
Sounding a bit gargle-y do ES sirens normally sound like this? Otherwise, very nice recording!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@CivilDefenceFox this one’s dual tone so it should do that… least I think it should 😂😂
@randomores2 ай бұрын
Interesting to see the little GP6 sitting dormant alongside it. Love the eerie wail of these as ever!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Would’ve loved for that to be active, but seems to have been idle for some time now… a shame there’s so few single tones out there to record really!
@alarmmuseum2 ай бұрын
Great catch as always!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@romania_railroad_crossings2 ай бұрын
sounds like a gp12
@kingelectro8872 ай бұрын
It sounds like a klaxon gp8 to me because it winds up fast and get to it's highest point of volume quickly but i can't confirm that it is a gp8 tho
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@kingelectro887 these are GP12s - people have been to see them (myself included) and we’ve confirmed them :)
@kingelectro8872 ай бұрын
@@al66class59 nice
@kingelectro8872 ай бұрын
@@al66class59 as I said I couldn't confirm it being a gp8 but it sounded like one but didn't know they were gp12s!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@kingelectro887 yeah to be fair they all sound similar. GP12s have such large motors that they have to use “star-delta” starters to keep the startup current under control. That’s why it winds up slowly before jumping to full speed :)
@kingelectro8872 ай бұрын
@@al66class59 oh I see
@liamemmaairraidsiren90462 ай бұрын
Can't wait
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
Very creepy sounding, awesome video though 🔊🤩
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@hmsirensandfirealarms thanks - was great fun to film, if a bit tricky (thanks trains)
@randomores2 ай бұрын
Very eerie! Absolutely love this!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
It must be said, so did I! Shame about Merseyrail, but hey, they threatened to do that a mere 24h earlier at Capenhurst so I can't be too surprised lol
@randomores2 ай бұрын
@@al66class59loved capenhurst too- nothing beats the jarring wail of a Secomak syren! As you were in the area, did you hear innospec’s siren test at Ellesmere Port or is that a different time of the week?
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@randomores that’s on a Thursday, so wasn’t tested, and in any case was probably too far away from Tranmere! I was tempted to go, but didn’t really fancy getting up at 6am to go to Liverpool three days in a row since connections between Transpennines from Leeds and trains towards Ellesmere Port on Merseyrail weren’t especially convenient
@randomores2 ай бұрын
@@al66class59ah man, fair enough. Almost tempting to see if the 2001 on top of innospec is still sounded but I have a feeling not…
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@randomores doesn’t appear to have spun in a while based on satellite images, so probably inactive. The one in carrington runs, but seems to be just that one…
@CycloneJoey5182 ай бұрын
Very creepy, almost Ravenstruther like!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@CycloneJoey518 there’s been a few comparisons for this - Ravenstruther, keyham… whatever next 😂😂
@alarmmuseum2 ай бұрын
That’s so cool! Slightly creepy. Reminds me of Keyham.
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@alarmmuseum me too to a degree. Love the slightly higher pitch max speed on this one, adds a bit of eerieness to it!
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
Congrats on 1K mate!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@hmsirensandfirealarms thanks - wasn’t actually aware I’d crossed it until I noticed this comment 😂😂
@thewashateriawandererzayne43762 ай бұрын
Woah how many sirens are on this site or are those echoes??? That’s an amazing recording man!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
At least two, but maybe 3. Only one location known for sure at this stage, and the nature of the site means finding the other(s) may be tricky... a great sound regardless!
@CivilDefenceFox2 ай бұрын
That… that’s not an XT22, is it?! I’m probably wrong, but I need to ask!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Nah, eyeballed the prominent one on the audio and it's a conventional 10/12 under a shelter. Unfortunately!
@CivilDefenceFox2 ай бұрын
Ahhh, that sounds about right. I very nice recording, by the way! I like the choice of location!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@CivilDefenceFox the station was kinda the obvious choice - highest publicly-accessible location in the area, and while there is somewhere that has sight of one siren, it's on a fairly busy road with no footpath. If I were to go again (and I would like to), I might try that, mind
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
I think it’s a Castle Castings with the same problem as the Laneham siren after Rampton (where the rotors are put in the wrong stators) but I like it like that. It sounds cool!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@hmsirensandfirealarms Sounded more Secomak-y to me, but they're all so similar it won't make much difference!
@alarmmuseum2 ай бұрын
Well done for filming this! I really enjoyed watching it. I love the longer wind down in the ‘attack’ signal.
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Fascinating how the different timing variations can change the sound so much!
@CivilDefenceFox2 ай бұрын
Very nice recording! Is it just me, or does the siren begin to sound a bit off at 1:36?
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
It’s dual tone, I think it just depends on how the wind carries the certain frequencies
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Might be a bit of wind direction, a bit of microphone stuff and so on… siren itself didn’t sound that different at points during the test, besides the stark change in pitch from previously!
@alarmmuseum2 ай бұрын
That’s such a cool sound! Does sound nicer now I think. Great catch as always.
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
Ah cool! I remembered seeing a video and they sounded like Castings that had that problem that Laneham had (where the rotors were put on the wrong stators) but I am excited to see your footage!
@alarmmuseum2 ай бұрын
I always loved how they sounded with the rotors mixed up.
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Yeah it is strange. Did sound a bit off at the time but didn't quite put two and two together. Think these ones might be GP8s, but still they sounded great... even if their test being second (after the on-site alarms) did cause me a bit of a panic attack lmao
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
Oh wow! A new ES? Never expected to see that here but that’s an awesome video of this new ES. I kinda like that high pitched French Fire Tone 🔊
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Surprised me too! Failed to clock it wasn’t the same siren despite it having mysteriously gained stickers etc. Kinda just assumed it would be the same, and probably would’ve predicted the same tone even if I’d realised the horns had been replaced! Love it regardless 😂
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
@@al66class59 It’s an awesome recording and very interesting sounding. Ever planning on filming that one at Gatwick Airport if you ever get test dates? 🔊
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@hmsirensandfirealarms wouldn’t rule it out! I know someone who lives nearby so I’ll see what I can find out
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
@@al66class59 Ah that’s awesome, ES’s are one of my favourite electronic sirens and I really can’t wait to see more videos of them. I am gonna try head to England and try catch some going off
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@hmsirensandfirealarms ah that’s cool… might even find I upload another one in a few weeks - the only other one I’ve recorded already 😂
@thewashateriawandererzayne43762 ай бұрын
Wow that is an interesting change of pitch to the hi lo tone, now it is basically the French fire tone, nice video!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Completely new siren to boot! Took me way too long to work that out lol Only realised once I compared the thumbnails and this one had stickers, which it didn't have last time...
@CycloneJoey5182 ай бұрын
I thought this was an ES2S, either way amazing!
@al66class592 ай бұрын
Well it certainly used to be, but they replaced the un-stickered one I filmed last time with this newer one. I can never remember which is the Value siren and which is the Superior, so I've just left off the suffix lol
@CycloneJoey5182 ай бұрын
@@al66class59 The value is single toned, and the Superior is dual toned
@al66class592 ай бұрын
@@CycloneJoey518 I'm no expert on these but I guess that's single/dual-toned when sounding the wail tone? Also surely they could just change the files on the controller regardless of its Value/Superior status I'd always assumed the Superiors didn't have the Klaxon sticker and the Value sirens did, but that may be completely misguided lol
@hmsirensandfirealarms2 ай бұрын
@@CycloneJoey518Apparently Superiors can be single too now. It’s really confusing lmao
@southcarolinasirens10003 ай бұрын
they should make them 8/12 port.
@beatrizmf99653 ай бұрын
0:42
@2minniegirl3 ай бұрын
Fog horn?
@Hörmann_F714 ай бұрын
Why are there 2 sirens?
@al66class593 ай бұрын
The smaller GP8 siren was decommissioned when the new, larger, louder GP12 was installed. The GP8 has since been removed and put into storage, as far as I am aware.
@Kiwi_NZ104 ай бұрын
Its an old siren how old is it????
@al66class593 ай бұрын
I'd guess from the late 1970s or early 1980s, but I don't know for certain