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Recordist's notes
Trams wheels slowly negotiating this tight curve often moan, squeal or screech as they rumble round. It depends on their speed, the weather and temperature and the type of tram. Older one seem more likely to make these sounds but sometime the new one also. This sound can be heard some distance away, from up the nearby hillside for example and is a sonic feature of the area.
About the place
Braník is a town of about 17,777 people in Prague, Czechia. OttoAnna lists 32 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Braník woodland above the station
Braník, Czechia
Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming in september!
Braník, Czechia
A stormy night. Wind and rain on crackly leaves
Braník, Czechia
Dawn, first light, first birds
Braník, Czechia
Dawn birds, woodpeckers and a heavy train
Braník, Czechia
Children's adventure playground
Braník, Czechia
More by Peter Cusack
Singing Fountain, Prague Castle
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Sound inside the rail plus a displaying hoverfly
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Symphony of Groans, Spreepark abandonned fun fair
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Water pumps
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Walking over a dead village, Opencast atmosphere
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Whistling windgenerator
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More trams, metros & buses recordings
Sources & credits
- “Moaning trams complain at the tight curve, Vltavanů 1542, 147 00 Praha-Praha 4, Czechia - Moaning trams complain at the tight curve” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0