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Recordist's notes
Local trains run twice an hour on this line, where there are several small level crossings without barriers. The approaching trains always blast their horns in warning. The sound, and its reverberation around the countryside, can be heard for kilometers and is totally characteristic sound mark of this part of the Braunschweig. People frequently mention it as their special Braunschweig sound. This is a northbound train. It is a windy day. A chiffchaff and blackcap are singing.
About the place
Braunschweig is a city of about 244,715 people in Lower Saxony, Germany. OttoAnna lists 165 field recordings from here.
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Hyperactive whistle, grandparents and surrounding birds
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Springtime bird song in Prinzenpark ravine
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Running water drops through small sluice
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Sources & credits
- “Local train horns, warning of its approach to a level crossing, reverberate around the countryside, Vossenkamp 9, 38108 Braunschweig, Germany - Local train horns, warning of its approach to a level crossing, reverberate around the countryside” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0