Comparison of Melbourne Train Sounds

[@shaunclarke94]

I love how unique each one is. All very different.

[@kdpt8376]

Agree, makes the network interesting!

[@A_couple_of_cakepies]

Yes

[@emiliobraulio]

Acceleration & deceleration: The Comeng is a familiar sound but is slightly beaten by the cool-sounding X’trapolis (except for the pop when the Comeng is accelerating, especially in the City Loop). Don’t really fancy the high pitched whine of the other two trains, even though they’re a quieter ride. Idling: It has to be the grumbling, hissing and sighing sounds of a Comeng stopped at Flinders - it’s like a comforting warm hug. Horn: Nothing beats the 3 tone of a Comeng. Doors: HCMT is too much like fingernails on a chalkboard. This one goes to outward opening Siemens. If I could build a train, I’d take the original X’trapolis and keep the original 2-lined LED displays at the front of the train, and original Connex paint with the yellow stripe and different shades of blue. I’d also keep the rainbow Connex upholstery and cushions but give it HCMT floating seats. Then I’d give it Comeng horns, double pantographs and Stage 3 PIDs at the ends of the carriage. I’m not sure which one I like the most: the X’trapolis double sliding door closed gangway or the Comeng double window with swing door naked gangway. I’d also give it Siemens sliding doors. Finally I’d give it Hitachi opening windows.

[@kdpt8376]

Sounds like a great train! Agree with your comments - comeng are my favorite overall (love the pop!).

[@dominooo6658]

your train idea is good but the suspension on the xtrapolis is terrible

[@StephenAngelico]

I'm not really a fan of the doors on the Siemens as I've seen them malfunction when people block them or mash the button (things I wish people wouldn't do but here we are). I prefer the relatively simple straight-opening doors of all the others, though the Comeng doors don't lock (they come from a time when we didn't worry about actually locking the doors shut with anything more than constant pressure), and the button on the HCMT is just... not nice. It's not even a real button, and in the most petty way I hate it. No, the Xtrapolis by far has the best doors - tactile button, which you can hold until the doors activate, smooth and fast opening, and a pleasant sound that isn't too loud.

[@game-azing]

Add the Xtrap motor sound as well, it sounds epic

[@game-azing]

The HCMTs departing sounds like someone is screaming

[@kdpt8376]

It does indeed!

[@zaksk-zhj77]

The x trapolis is the type i ride most and it feels too normal for me now 😭

[@emiliobraulio]

It’s a classic; almost everything’s changed but at least the old rainbow Connex fabric lives on 😍

[@kdpt8376]

Lucky that more are going to be built haha

[@Lettuce_King]

I got so bored of riding x trapolis that I don’t even want to ride on one anymore

[@kdpt8376]

@@Lettuce_King Nice to ride other trains every now and then!

[@zaksk-zhj77]

@@Lettuce_King Lol which lines do you usually ride on

[@eddielong8663]

Those Comeng's are classic for sure, but it's time to move on. Looking forward to seeing those X'Trapolis 2.0's roll in to replace them.

[@kdpt8376]

Looking forward to the X'Trapolis 2.0 but Comeng will always be my favorite!

[@rondoeseverthing1883]

Last thing I’m gonna have to say is HCMT sounds like a nuclear reactor machine

[@kdpt8376]

I'm not a fan of the HCMT sound!

[@rondoeseverthing1883]

True it sounds like a Chinese train

[@Cmoose]

@@kdpt8376in my opinion, it’s amazing.

[@VGF80]

@@rondoeseverthing1883 Well the parts for the HCMT were built by a Chinese company.

[@pacjman9360]

Sounds like a subway

[@thelionking219]

The Metro Tunnel is on track to be completed by 2025 and it will have the Sunbury, Cranbourne and Pakenham Lines running through it. Also it will have direct airport connection via the Melbourne Airport Rail Link by 2029. There is also the Suburban Rail Loop which is a 90 km rail line from Cheltenham to Werribee via Melbourne Airport. It’s still 3 decades away from completion, but half of it from Cheltenham to Melbourne Airport will be underground with SRL driverless trains.

[@kdpt8376]

Excited to ride through the metro tunnel, not too long to go now!

[@sydneytrainsstudio6781]

Oh I forgot X’trapolis 2.0 is comming up in 2024

[@kdpt8376]

Looking forward to seeing them!

[@A_couple_of_cakepies]

really? i actually didn’t know that!

[@sydneytrainsstudio6781]

You can wait until next year

[@Ariea-z7p]

I'm excited to see the new ones

[@A_couple_of_cakepies]

@@Ariea-z7p me too

[@TheLostProbe]

though I agree that the Comengs are old and long overdue for a replacement, I will definitely miss riding them and listening to the sounds that they make, it's a nostalgic thing for me. I'm very excited for the X'Trapolis 2.0 fleet to enter service, though! they look great and seem like a worthy modern replacement for the Comengs. also, it's nice that they brought back the Comeng's fast door closing beeping noise and put it on the HCMT!

[@kdpt8376]

Agree with everything you've said :)

[@unusedacc2024]

i live along an x'trapolis line and im so used to them they just feel homey

[@kdpt8376]

Nice, I don't mind the xraps!

[@YoussefPlayzz]

i live on the Comeng line

[@YummyCat69]

Nahhh the X'TRAPOLIS IS WAY TOO NOSTALGIC I BASICALLY HEAR IT EVERY DAY 😅

[@kdpt8376]

X'trapolis are very common!

[@TigerTask3]

Please do it for Perth :) My friend is a massive Transperth nerd. What you should know: There are two different voices. The train that is squarer is the A-Series, and is fitted with male and female voice. The newer-looking one that’s green is the B-Series, which only has a female voice. A-Series and B-Series sound different (obviously) Lines are only serviced by one train: Fremantle, Midland, and Armadale lines are A-Series (and rarely B-Series) Joondalup, Mandurah, and Airport lines are primarily B-Series There are also other services in Western Australia, namely the Australind from Perth to Bunbury, and The Prospector from East Perth to Kalgoorlie thanks in advance :)

[@kdpt8376]

Perth comparison is coming soon :)

[@TigerTask3]

@@kdpt8376 :)

[@kdpt8376]

@@TigerTask3 here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLbYWh-rql2e9U

[@TigerTask3]

@@kdpt8376 thank you :0

[@falcon-ng6sd]

The X'Trapolis happens to be used on my line (Mernda), but I think I like their sounds best - kind of sounds like gear shifting!

[@kdpt8376]

They do have a cool sounding motor!

[@RichyTransport]

Yes... I usually go on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines...

[@HYouTube107]

Why is everyone hating on the HCMT? 😢

[@kdpt8376]

Not a fan of the seating arrangements or sounds

[@pacjman9360]

The comeng reminds me of my toddler memories back in the early 2000s

[@kdpt8376]

Love the comengs!

[@FunkyChristos]

You know the Siemens horn is actually my FAVORITE horn

[@kdpt8376]

Nice!

[@pacjman9360]

Sounds like one of the v line trains horn

[@ArchiezAviation]

why does Siemens sound like the class 465/0

[@kdpt8376]

They do sound very similar!

[@TomIsQuestionable]

Gotta love the comengs, especially the EDI refurb ones because they have a clear destination board and that as soon as they pick up speed the vibrations under the floor stop, unlike the Alstom ones that at all times shake the floor more than a VLocity.

[@kdpt8376]

Yes, I love the comeng!

[@stormblessed2673]

I'm mostly familiar with Comengs and Xtrampolines. It could just be because I'm used to them, but I find their noises far more lowkey and relaxing. Was quite shocked how screeching the Siemens sounds on arrival and departure - don't know if I would ever get used to that squeeling noise.

[@kdpt8376]

I agree!

[@JsetYT]

Good old comengs

[@kdpt8376]

Yes, I love the comengs!!!

[@jcitizen]

Legendary trains.

[@JsetYT]

@@jcitizen ofc it is

[@OPterro9002nintendofan]

Is it me? Or do comeng and hcmt announcement sound the same? (I’m listening back to back)

[@kdpt8376]

They do sound very similar!!

[@A_couple_of_cakepies]

The comeng sounds totally freak me out.😂

[@kdpt8376]

Why?? They're so nostalgic, definitely my favorite train :D

[@A_couple_of_cakepies]

idk, to me, they sound like sound from horror movies for some reason

[@OTbobi]

The coming is my favourite but it’s gonna get replaced by x trapolis 2.0

[@kdpt8376]

I agree!! Looking forward to the new trains but will certainly miss the comeng, they're so nostalgic :)

[@LittleJimmyR]

I like the HCMT when it drops into the “woeeeeeeeeeee” sound when slowing down, idk why But Xtrap def has best accel sound

[@kdpt8376]

They are some cool sounds!

[@A_couple_of_cakepies]

1:28 So loud

[@kdpt8376]

It is compared to the others :)

[@TTA_761]

I like the comeng horn. But sadly all of the horns on the comengs have been replaced by newer horns. It's sad because the horns used on the comeng trains were first used on older diesel and old wooden body suburban trains.

[@kdpt8376]

Yeah, I agree, loved the old comeng horn!

[@RichyTransport]

Which station did you record these at? I live in Melbourne, so I'd love to know!! Every one of them is very unique. The Comeng and HCMT are quite loud though. Oh, and the HCMT "Now arriving at" announcement. From what I heard, it was arriving at Caulfield. Ive been there before, but it a surprise to me that the HCMT stops at Caulfield!

[@kdpt8376]

I recorded these at different stations. I can't remember exactly were but I believe I went to Anstey, Moonee Ponds, Reservoir, St Albans, Altona, Carnegie and a few others.

[@RichyTransport]

@@kdpt8376 ty :)

[@RichyTransport]

@@kdpt8376BTW, some Comengs' have different door tones. I believe the left-side tone is a bit different to the right-side tone

[@kdpt8376]

@@RichyTransport ah, cool!!

[@Chantrite]

Can you please send me these photos individually. My grandfather absolutely loves them.

[@kdpt8376]

They aren't mine, I've referenced them in the description if you want to look them up :)

[@pacjman9360]

Hcmt doesn’t belong out side the tunnel it sounds like a Japanese subway

[@kdpt8376]

Interesting

[@leolol17101]

Siemens anouncement audio quality is so much better than hcmt lol

[@kdpt8376]

Admittedly there was some background noise in this HCMT recording!

[@BBOjung]

I like the Hmct

[@kdpt8376]

Nice!

[@jcitizen]

Its garbage

[@justanaturalcarguy4031]

​@@jcitizenCitizen

[@justanaturalcarguy4031]

​@@jcitizenWhy do you hate new trains

[@CJTheAllrounder]

Pls do one for QLD

[@kdpt8376]

I'm not too familiar with QLD trains, but I’ll try to compile a comparison :)

[@kdpt8376]

here is it kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn-odWiAeZ51mac

[@BBOjung]

HCMT is the best but I live in Mernda but sill there is still X Trapolis 2.0

[@kdpt8376]

What do you like about the HCMT? Personally, I'm not a fan :0

[@rondoeseverthing1883]

2.0 hasn’t released yet

[@Trainaddiction512]

Nice!

[@kdpt8376]

Thanks for watching :)

[@rondoeseverthing1883]

X Tripolis and HCMT barely come on the weribee line usually it’s comeng and Siemens

[@kdpt8376]

I've ridden the x'rapolis to Werribee a few times, but the HCMT currently only runs on the Dandenong lines

[@rondoeseverthing1883]

Oh ok

[@rondoeseverthing1883]

Plus I HATE COMENGS because they are old and common on my line

[@rondoeseverthing1883]

@@kdpt8376 and Frankston, Craigieburn ,Cranbourne and also Williamstown lines and for the other side, Lilydale Belgrave and caufield lines

[@rondoeseverthing1883]

The hcmt only runs on those lines

[@BBOjung]

I love The New one

[@kdpt8376]

Nice!

[@Detrabot]

The xtrapolis 2.0s better have the nice xtrap sound and not something like the hcmt

[@kdpt8376]

Totally agree, not a fan of the HCMT sound :)

[@GizmoGTI]

the horns damn them!!!! only in melbourne routine overzealous train driver use as early as 4:30am throughout all day and all night till 2am, damn them!!! Damn you horns!! "Halt the Horns"

[@kdpt8376]

Some of them are definitely too loud. I believe Melbourne/Victoria have the most rules of when a driver must use their horn.

[@GizmoGTI]

@@kdpt8376 it's embarrassing just how much it's used here. they really should be making rail in metropolitan melb safe as they have around other places in the world without the routine use of the horn. epa should be able to legally do something nut in 1998 the then lib gov changed the law and now we are eating it and can't do anything about it unless we convince gov and ptv to change the laws again. sheer madness what they did treating ppl as second class citizens

[@GizmoGTI]

@@kdpt8376 it's embarrassing how much they toot, a real nuisance - can't even enjoy sitting out in the yard with friends and neighbours

[@paulglavan1228]

hcmt will always be in my heart but xtrapolis is better in literally every way

[@kdpt8376]

It's good that we have different types of trains :)

[@pacjman9360]

Siemens sounds like it needs 1 gallon of grease lol

[@kdpt8376]

Haha, yeah!

[@nataliacolicas6843]

Best

[@kdpt8376]

Thanks for watching :)

[@tannerrussell3007]

Siemens sounds like a 700 from the uk

[@kdpt8376]

Cool!

[@Ariea-z7p]

I have ride the new train high Capctiy metro train 2 times in a row

[@kdpt8376]

Nice!

[@spreadeaglehotelmanagement6567]

The new one looks like high speed train

[@kdpt8376]

Sure does!

[@jcitizen]

Don't let looks deceive you, its a piece of crap.

[@eddielong8663]

Deliberately shaped that way to discourage all the train surfing clowns from doing their thing.

[@kdpt8376]

@@eddielong8663 ah, didn't know that!

[@Kobegaming9]

I ride the coeng and simens

[@kdpt8376]

Cool!

[@sydneytrainsstudio6781]

X'trapolis 2.0 is comming up to test in 2024 for 2 years to be a first servies in 2026

[@kdpt8376]

Exciting, hope they're better than the HCMT! I will miss the comeng when they retire though.

[@rondoeseverthing1883]

actually HCMT is known as ten comeng 2.0

[@jcitizen]

Comeng is the goat of Melbourne suburban trains.

[@kdpt8376]

100% agree!!

[@xenonthemurderer]

for real + the alstom refurbishment is my favorite it got the hcmt displays but keeps the nostalgic comeng sounds from when i was 6 years olde

[@kdpt8376]

@@xenonthemurderer yes!!

[@Magpie_Mark92]

Comeng are the best

[@kdpt8376]

Agree!!

[@mineyon-ms]

comeng best train

[@kdpt8376]

Agreed!!

[@yotamamit9945]

Yotam amit❤

[@kdpt8376]

Thanks!

[@sameersehgal6707]

I love xtra pollis train the best never feel like getting off and the horn too do Good like bus

[@kdpt8376]

Nice, they have some loud horns!

[@GizmoGTI]

the horns are disgusting

[@calcutt4]

I don't like the X'Trapolises, they have terrible suspension and roll a lot