cornwall
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I got curious recently about the trains sounding their horns in my area. I'm about a mile from St Austell station and maybe a little less than half a mile from the nearest bit of track. We can often hear trains passing in the distance. One kindly just obliged while I was typing that sentence. They often also sound their horn.
It's obviously not very loud since I don't live right by the line, so it's not disturbing me, it just piqued my curiosity. I live near Bethel Chapel
A little googling tells me that trains sound their horns routinely when they are approaching level crossings and when they pass a whistle board. The nearest level crossing to me is about 2.5 miles away. Is that too far to hear the horn? And if so does anyone know where/why the trains all sound the horn near St Austell?
It's obviously not very loud since I don't live right by the line, so it's not disturbing me, it just piqued my curiosity. I live near Bethel Chapel
A little googling tells me that trains sound their horns routinely when they are approaching level crossings and when they pass a whistle board. The nearest level crossing to me is about 2.5 miles away. Is that too far to hear the horn? And if so does anyone know where/why the trains all sound the horn near St Austell?
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