jonny777 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Was this a driver craze back in the day; or did they know the cameraman? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYQKdFdJJH4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted May 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 15, 2018 I Was woken one very early sunday morning when On Ilkley Moor Ba t'at was blasted out by a Deltic on one of the last Deltic hauled sleeper services. It came past our flat in Bragbury End on a diversion via the Hertford Loop. Needless to say my mate was driving and got a real chewing next time I saw him Baz 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2018 Very common back in the 60's and 70's, especially on bug units. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted May 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2018 I still do it occasionally today if I see someone I know. You can play other tunes too! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2018 I still do it occasionally today if I see someone I know. You can play other tunes too! Go on then, give us the Brandenburg Concerto Russ! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Shave and a haircut - two bits!! Brit15 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted May 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) Shave and a haircut - two bits!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-rVy5PTHPQ Brit15 I nearly always give photographers a toot. There seems to be a craze amongst youngsters to film a train on their phones and get the driver to blow the horn. Better than chucking bricks so I always oblige About ten years ago I was shunting tanks at Harwich and while doing so a ferry give a bit of a tune on its hooter so I responded with a class 66 we then probably much to the disgust of local residents had an audible game of Simon says for about twenty minutes until it set sail! The ferry obviously being quite a bit louder than the loco. When I rang the signalman to give the road back he said in a slightly disgruntled voice " I think the boat won!" Edited May 15, 2018 by russ p 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Was this a driver craze back in the day; or did they know the cameraman? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYQKdFdJJH4 Brilliant, and amazing. Never heard that before! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Many of the drivers from Leeds used to do it but as the station has many flats and hotel rooms overlooking it there might be a remit to minimize the noise. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Very common, although not quite so much in urban areas for the reasons mentioned. There aren't many tunes you can play on just two notes, it can be a friendly greeting, a signal to one's lineside dwelling spouse to get tea on, or on one occasion appreciation of a particularly shapely pair of legs as we sped through a platform on a semi-fast. "We're just like lorry drivers, but with a bigger lorry". A driver I was with once played it as we trundled past a housing estate one lunchtime, when I looked quizically at him he replied "D---- B---- lives there. He's been on nights, it's about time the lazy git was up." It's counterpart is "A***eholes", rapid high-low-high-low-high-low tones, generally used to express displeasure at whichever signalbox you are passing at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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