Class 319 Traction Motor Sound Clips Part 1

[@jackrgarbett]

I LOVE 319's!!...I grew up with this sound!.... makes me shiver all over!!!!!....brings back memories going too see relatives in surrey and Brighton!!

[@Jeagles]

Brings back memories of 317s and 319s on the Midland

[@class313]

Same with the 319s, it depends where you sit in the motor coach, if you sit in the middle which is above the transformer then like you say it will be quite hard to hear the motors which are each end of the coach. :)

[@class313]

Hey thanks for commenting! The best place to record the motor sounds is indeed under the pantograph.

[@user-do2rj4sf8j]

class313 i sit there all the time

[@britishrailvideos2427]

I love these Motor Sounds and the pendos which sound like Boeing 747s

[@class313]

Thanks! Yeah the old Thameslink livery is getting worn but the 319/3s are being repainted as we speak.

[@pacer142086]

went on one of these units for the first time on saturday, they sound great when on AC, but I hated the interiors lol

[@class313]

Yup I know but the transformers are what make that buzz in the middle of the coach!

[@pmk2000]

right~ they also got the GEC motors.....thesemotor sounds are great

[@LokiAvivson]

thankfully london northwestern railway and northern still have 319s. the /0s, /2s and /4s are with london northwestern railway while the /3s are with northern. however, northern's 319/3s will be replaced by the 323s from west midlands railway. london northwestern railway's class 319s will be replaced by the 730s

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

Awesome upload, sounds like our 318s, and a bit like our 320s but they buzz so loudly it's actually quite hard to hear the motors!

[@InfinityR319]

This sounds exactly like MTR's MLR trains, except without the humming sound at the beginning

[@the_cortelyou_boi]

Search up class 317, it sounds more like them

[@gtaftw2]

you know these units look great in the new FCC and Southern livery, but FCC really need to get on with replacing that shoddy old blue and grey, it just looks shoddy. oh yeah and you are correct, they do sound great.

[@pacer142086]

where is the best place to sit to hear the motors properley? I tried my best on 321s but all you really hear is the pantograph buzz, I like to hear both!

[@ChrisRichmond]

@Ayman170Turbostar Thats the thing though, they don't! the 313s and 315s have a different gearing so they sound like they accellerate quickly and also have a slight different tone. The 317s, 318s and 321s have a different chopper chopping at 50hz which can get quite annoyingly loud. The 319 chopper hums alot faster, producing the distinct sound. However, I think the gearing is the same as the 317s, 318s and 321s.

[@soundseeker63]

Are you sure about that? I thought it was only the pantograph car that housed the traction motors, as per the 321s and 317s.

[@class313]

Nah, 319s were built by BREL in York with 4 GEC G315BZ motors per motor coach.

[@thetrainsrock]

yes they sound like the 315s aswell and thats because they all have the same traction motors

[@class313]

Right under the pantograph. You know you're under it as the celling is lower and there is a bit that comes down between the seats.

[@alfiepantalleresco5026]

memories RIP class 319

[@soundseeker63]

What is it that makes the continous whine/hum sound as the train is pulling away? You can hear the low hum of the transformer and the accelarating whine of the traction motors...so its not that. I thought it might be something to do with the rectifiers or something but it does it both when on third rail and when on OHL. Anyone know??

[@class313]

@Ayman170Turbostar I agree with 317s, 318s, 321s, 320s, 455 and 456s but nothing like the rest

[@killerhk5297]

IS it build by Metro Cammell before 1980? Because the sound really like Hong Kong's MLR Train!

[@the_cortelyou_boi]

No.... its made by BREL

[@class313]

I am really not sure mate, I don't think so, specially about the gearing as the max speed of the 319 is 100mph

[@pacer142086]

I rather like 319's motors, but I will say I still prefer 465's ;)

[@Cazkumali]

@class313 Also they sound exactly the same as the Royal Mail class 325s

[@class313]

@resigamer17 they have the same traction motors IIRC

[@class313]

@resigamer17 That's what I do too, St Albans to St Pancras is a nice run for them! I've recorded one 319 at 105mph at Radlett!

[@class313]

@EWS37109 As have I (and continue to do so!) I love the units, comfortable, make this great sound and just have character behind them in my opinion

[@class313]

@thetrainsrock what? No they don't. 315s have different GEC motors.

[@RDL1984]

Same traction gears like the unrefurbished A60/62 Metropolitan Line trains?

[@Doomsday2060]

These might be a mid 80s disaster but I like them and their traction motors. Put these motors on a slam door and that'll do fine. Oh wait, you can't because they've bloody well gone. 5*/5*

[@Trainbuff2008]

These mothers do fly i took one from Luton to London and we quickly reached 100mph that must be doing that speed at 5:00 to 5:22 and the motor coach was shaking and vibrating as though it could leave the track any second quite riviting if you ask me.

[@jackrgarbett]

@resigamer17 LOOOL the memories of hiking up and down the platform just to find it :D

[@class313]

It only happens on the OHL. When the 319 goes onto the DC lines this doesn't happen so I guess its the transformers.

[@class313]

@WillowCric The UK, England. From Bedford - Brighton and Luton - Sutton.

[@EM-yk1dw]

It is the transformer that makes the hum when on AC. In DC mode the motors just take the straight line voltage. The transformer on a 317 hums even more loudly thatn a 319.

[@4vepvik781]

+Edward Pearce rubbish!!,,the traction motors are dc units and when under 25kv pantograph ac current ,have that current rectified to 750v dc..The motors whine is generic whether under 750v dc 3rd rail or 25kv ac overhead pantograph.INNIT!!!?? .The motors run 750vdc at all times.

[@EM-yk1dw]

+4vep vik Sorry Vik and thanks for correcting my comment. That is what I meant, the motors just take 750v dc on either AC or DC, on AC the transformer steps it down from 25kv ac and the rectifier converts it to dc, am I correct? What I would like to know is what the whine is as the unit takes power from a stand? Is that the chopper control/resistances?

[@4vepvik781]

All pre thyristor ac/brushless traction motors were whiney.A generic english electric design.probably the step down gear from the traction motor to the driven axle.Not 100% certain but it is from the traction motors.If You look at old slam door clips of electric multiple units.You'll hear that motor melody

[@EM-yk1dw]

Thanks vik. Nothing like hearing a good old EMU like the 4CEPs for example, under heavy load!

[@4vepvik781]

Your welcome Edward.now Ur talking.

[@mcmotor101]

if i knew how to, id convert those sounds for use on microsoft train sim.

[@GX2903]

You are right.But i think MTR's MLR Train 283 is more loud than this.

[@mtrA257282]

同港鐵MLR把聲一樣

[@class313]

Yeah 465s make interesting sounds but these bitches are loud and scream (H)