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Railcar leaves Winchcombe, UK

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

A 12-minute field recording by David Pitt made in Cheltenham, United Kingdom on 10 March 2025, in the afternoon. Soundscape: trains & stations.

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Railcar leaves Winchcombe, UK
12:06Public Domain Markby David PittInternet Archive
12:06
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Recordist's notes

The interior of a 1960s railcar as it departs and slowly builds speed leaving Winchcombe station. I have left all the low frequencies intact because they really did sound like this. The train arrives at Toddington and passengers leave. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s in a rucksack on the floor of the railcar.

Written by David Pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Cheltenham is a city of about 118,836 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 5 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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