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@@kingelectro887 these are GP12s - people have been to see them (myself included) and we’ve confirmed them :)

@@al66class59 nice

@@al66class59 as I said I couldn't confirm it being a gp8 but it sounded like one but didn't know they were gp12s!

@@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 :)

@@hmsirensandfirealarms thanks - was great fun to film, if a bit tricky (thanks trains)

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

@@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?

@@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

@@al66class59ah man, fair enough. Almost tempting to see if the 2001 on top of innospec is still sounded but I have a feeling not…

@@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…

@@CycloneJoey518 there’s been a few comparisons for this - Ravenstruther, keyham… whatever next 😂😂

@@alarmmuseum me too to a degree. Love the slightly higher pitch max speed on this one, adds a bit of eerieness to it!

@@hmsirensandfirealarms thanks - wasn’t actually aware I’d crossed it until I noticed this comment 😂😂

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!

Nah, eyeballed the prominent one on the audio and it's a conventional 10/12 under a shelter. Unfortunately!

Ahhh, that sounds about right. I very nice recording, by the way! I like the choice of location!

@@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

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!

@@hmsirensandfirealarms Sounded more Secomak-y to me, but they're all so similar it won't make much difference!

Fascinating how the different timing variations can change the sound so much!

It’s dual tone, I think it just depends on how the wind carries the certain frequencies

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!

I always loved how they sounded with the rotors mixed up.

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

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 😂

@@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? 🔊

@@hmsirensandfirealarms wouldn’t rule it out! I know someone who lives nearby so I’ll see what I can find out

@@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

@@hmsirensandfirealarms ah that’s cool… might even find I upload another one in a few weeks - the only other one I’ve recorded already 😂

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...

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

@@al66class59 The value is single toned, and the Superior is dual toned

@@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

@@CycloneJoey518Apparently Superiors can be single too now. It’s really confusing lmao

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.

I'd guess from the late 1970s or early 1980s, but I don't know for certain

5/6

Proving rather challenging to get the paint right. Also haven't had much time to work on it. Hopefully that'll change soon, as I'd love to get it going again!

Thanks (and sorry it's taken 2 months to reply!!)

@@al66class59 No problem! 😀

Not at the minute Once it’s done, I’ll upload one Maybe got too many projects on the go though as I seem unable to find time to finish this 😂

@@al66class59 if you lived in America Jeb could you

@@WV_SIREN_PRODUCTIONS 'Jeb'? assuming that's autocorrect for 'then', the answer is still "not yet" It will be ready once I find time to work on it It won't sound any different, just might look a bit brighter

@@al66class59 sorry. It's a someone pretty sure that repairs and does refurbishment on sirens

@@WV_SIREN_PRODUCTIONSah, fair enough, but no, I'm stuck here in the UK and there's nobody here who does it 😂

Not exactly sure, but I'd guess around 120. Noticeable for sure!

That’s actually pretty good for what it is!