Fun fact: The video is 10:12 long and thats the port ratio of this siren

@stormboy4k

2 жыл бұрын

Great!

@sirensofsouthusa6397

2 жыл бұрын

@@stormboy4k hi storm it's me jake

@JJP_SirenProductions06

2 жыл бұрын

Nice catch!

@al66class59

Жыл бұрын

...and a complete and utter coincidence!

@CycloneJoey518

Жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 ah yes your only a year late lmao

It's interesting how American sirens have seen many changes since the 1900s yet the design of UK sirens has stayed the same. It's a very interesting case of contrasting stories.

@joeduckburyofjoeducania4587

2 жыл бұрын

We do have some modern sirens but there rare

@dylanjb4065

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeduckburyofjoeducania4587 most of the time they are taken from other countries, like some parts of the UK have Federal Signal Modulators and have kept the old ww2 sirens

@marthawallace9337

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@marthawallace9337

Жыл бұрын

The only one I spotted in Dover was a 3t22 or 2t22

@marthawallace9337

Жыл бұрын

Those sirens were still used for a long time

0:48 pretty awesome that you caught a shot of water being flung off of the rotors.

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

This is actually the second time I’ve recorded that. My Braehead video also had that - itd rained in the minutes leading up to both this test and the Braehead one.

Really cool to hear a brand new one !

That sound and the total fear 😨 it brings back from memories growing up in Chicago getting under the desks. We had no clue or training what to do if it happened. Unfortunately it may just happen in my lifetime 😕.

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

We don't have so many sirens here nowadays so I can't even imagine what it'd be like. There aren't that many with a real purpose near where I live!

I'm glad the Port ratios are the same as the old Syrens, the thing sounds gorgeous. I'm still awaiting the opportunity to get an old Gents, Carter or Castle to restore for my own use but they aren't all that common down under. I'm looking GP10 & GP12 with heaters as potential avenues for an industrial site as their site wide alarm. Else a network of smaller Klaxon Duplo

@al66class59

3 жыл бұрын

The design is fundamentally the same, although different motors have caused some alterations through the years. I own a single-tone GP6, but am yet to upload any videos of it.

@HX56Music

2 жыл бұрын

You're from Australia! I can tell because you said down under. Welcome to the Australian siren enthusiasts community, you're the 16th in existence. Any way I can contact you?

@spicywolf6718

2 жыл бұрын

@@HX56Music are there any Facebook group etc? If there is a collective of people, especially those with working examples nearby I'd love to see & hear them once we can travel

@HX56Music

2 жыл бұрын

@@spicywolf6718 There is a group, simply called 'Siren Enthusiasts', which you are welcome to join. Considering that is a large group, full of people from all over the world, I'd also like to add you to our group chat of just Australian enthusiasts so we can discuss the sirens in our country.

@imaginox9

2 жыл бұрын

New Zealand has tons of them so there might be some used ones they're reselling and that you might be able to import to Australia

nice to see a GP12 on KZread sounds amazing

@al66class59

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they are good. Was nice to hear a brand new one too!

0:51 Short wail 2:49 2 min. wail 5:24 Short all clear 6:42 2 min. all clear

Lol, I love how the rain came when the siren was going off.

Wow, these brand new klaxon sirens sound amazing

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Completely agreed!

@jezcolborne6329

2 жыл бұрын

Yes AWESOME

I used to help with the testing of the flood sirens along the Norfolk Coast many years ago (sadly now removed I believe because apparently no-one knows what they mean!). The sirens used then were old war time ones. One thing I learnt VERY quickly - never stand under them when testing (or otherwise), because all the bits of bird nest, bird poo and everything else nasty you can think of ends up down your neck and on your head!!

@joseph8208

2 жыл бұрын

I remembered growing up in Caister-on-Sea on sea they used to test the sirens every so often. It was really eerie. I'm 30 now and that's not that long ago.

@CycloneJoey518

Жыл бұрын

Did you maintain the ones in hunstanton? I think there were 3 of them. When did they test?

@jezcolborne6329

11 ай бұрын

I have just been to caister on sea. I wish they still had them so I could hear them testing. Did they have any sirens in great Yarmouth?

@dishydave1819

7 ай бұрын

I remember the one on The Fairstead in Cley-next-the-sea very well. we used to have a relative who lived about 100 yards from it and from her attic window you could see straight into the end of the rotor and were just about on level with it

@CycloneJoey518

6 ай бұрын

​@@jezcolborne6329 Yes, loads. The only one left is a small siren at the power station

Nice! It sounds pretty good

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Certainly a good experience

So erie. Can't imagine what they went through in WW2.

@hudsonriversirens

2 жыл бұрын

this siren is brand new, no way it existed during wwii

@jezcolborne6329

2 жыл бұрын

@@hudsonriversirens it still would remind old folk who HEARD THIS ATTACK SIGNAL DAY AND NIGHT IN THE 2WW AND THE COLD WAR. that's why people like you dont UNDERSTAND. This is the WW2 attack signal aswell as the cold war signal.

@hudsonriversirens

2 жыл бұрын

@@jezcolborne6329 it means the flood signal today and i’m sure people know that. thanks for the unwanted monologue and the enjoyment. it’s so funny when people like you get mad!

@jezcolborne6329

2 жыл бұрын

@@hudsonriversirens just telling you how it is

@jezcolborne6329

2 жыл бұрын

@@hudsonriversirens but some folk would ASSUME its a WW2 siren. Just saying that the old folk might be reminded of WW2 because of the ATTACK signal. The original siren this has taken over from was first used in the cold war. By the way some people like me understand that the attack signal meant an air raid or nuclear attack. Thank god it only means a flood is in the town

I surprise they still make productions of these sirens

Seeing how people think these are the typical designs for UK sirens is hysterical. There’s the Klaxon CS8, kind of like the GP8 on the left in the video. This siren has shutters though, to produce a hi-lo tone. This siren was used to warn people of escapees of Broadmoor hospital. These sirens were replaced by the Klaxon ES series, unknown if it’s the ES2S or a different model. All 13 sirens were replaced. There was also a Ravenstruther CS6, no shutters, very beaten up. It looked like it had bullet holes in it. Both the Ravenstruther and CS8 sirens are found on mrmattandmrchay KZread channel

@al66class59

Жыл бұрын

The Ravenstruther GP12 (it’s not a CS6 as those only have one shutter and a different, smaller rotor diameter) can also be found on my channel ;) I did try and film the Broadmoor ones but they failed every time I went and thus I never even heard them, let alone record one going off.

Thanks for the video 👍. I was lucky enough to visit Hebden Bridge a couple of months ago and see both of the town's sirens for myself (plus the Morrison siren at Todmorden), and they are quite striking to look at up close. As the weather was good, they remained in sleep mode throughout my stay, although I did bring some ear defenders with me just in case 😆. Do you (or anyone) know what's happened to the old Hebden siren - scrap, relocation within Calder Valley or sale to a WWII/Cold War museum/bunker?

@al66class59

Жыл бұрын

From what I recall hearing on the day, they kept it as a spare/for spare parts.

Do you have a video of the Secomak GP8 going off?

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately no. It was no longer in use by the time this was shot.

i don't know how to find the real one is running OG 6913 or WDT 1975

Nice! I’d love to know more of the Klaxon sirens like the GP12.

@jezcolborne6329

3 жыл бұрын

The KLAXON GP12 is like the SECOMAK GP12 but its the newer non cold war siren. It has the same DB rating at 145 DB and is louder than the GP8 at 130 DB and has the classic air raid tone like the GP8 but the DB rating would be not so loud if you were 100 feet away from the siren but this siren sure packs a powerful punch non the less as douse the GP8 and the SECOMAK GP8 sirens there at hebden bridge

@al66class59

3 жыл бұрын

pretty sure GP12s existed during the Cold War when Secomak made them.

@doohickey-enjoyer

3 жыл бұрын

The Klaxon CS8 Is the BEST Klaxon Siren I know

@jezcolborne6329

3 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 yes they did but not as klaxon. It was made first by SECOMAK as the biggest British siren in the cold war HAIL THE GP12 AND THE CS8 NOT TO MENTION THE CASTLE CASTINGS BUT SECOMAK DID MAKE AND KLAXON MAKE AWESOME SIRENS

@jezcolborne6329

3 жыл бұрын

@@doohickey-enjoyer the CS8 has been my fave too but I love the CS &GP12 as they have a nice sound to them

I just heard about another older siren (not the Sowerby Bridge community siren) in the Mytholmroyd area, a friend of mine is out with a bus on test and they are going up that way to see if they can see it. Is it on the flood siren system with the others?

@al66class59

3 жыл бұрын

The one at the Old Fire Station isn’t part of the network as far as I’m aware, and probably never has been, although it should still be there.

@jezcolborne6329

3 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 yes. The one on the fire station is a flood siren and is an x cold war siren and fire siren now used for floods. They have one at the fire station at tod as well for floods so its part of the flood system

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

@Jez Colborne You’ve slightly missed the point- I was originally (mistakenly) referring to the OLD fire station which does have a siren, albeit not one in the network. I am fully aware that the new fire station is meant to have a siren as well, but my original reply I’d misunderstood the question

when it slows down,.... that is the creepiest sound ive ever heard

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Well, the sound certainly worked in the 40s... was much more terrifying back then mind

@jezcolborne6329

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 but this sounds a newer attack signal because of a newer motor. Could be good for WW3 quarry or factory fire siren like they have in Scotland in stifling which is also a KLAXON GP12

@jezcolborne6329

2 жыл бұрын

I meant stirling

I remember the Coventry Blitz

Has anyone managed to get hold of the old GP8 before going for scrap?

@al66class59

Жыл бұрын

Don't know - but as per other replies they kept it as a spare so it could've had any one of a number of possible outcomes.

nice vid m8

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

We have them all over Cumbria due to the floods, there is one in the village I live in

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting! I know Appleby has now got an electronic siren but I'm not aware of (m)any other flood sirens in Cumbria! Do you know where they are perchance?

Be interesting to see a test of the GP10, as far I'm aware there are no videos of one

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Not of the calderdale one directly (although it can be heard in one), but there are videos of GP10s sounding.

@richardg6983

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 what do you search to find them. I've searched Klaxon GP10 but to no avail. Also the video where the calderdale GP10 can be heard would be interesting to see. Out of all of the major UK systems this is probably the closest to me, still a good distance away tho :/

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardg6983 this video contains audio from the Calderdale one... kzread.info/dash/bejne/oY1ll5aaldbUm8Y.html

@richardg6983

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 a good sound and an interesting choice of siren, cheers for the link

why is there 2 side by side?

In a rare way, a Secomak siren rarely appeared in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia! (See Imgur for the image.)

i did not know they still made these sirens, are they still making cs8 sirens?

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly not; Klaxon discontinued them in the early 2000s due to a lack of sales.

Why did you ad a klaxon gp12 siren i see the other one

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Because they needed a louder siren, and the GP8 was about to fall into the river!

It would have been nice if the old siren had been preserved.

@al66class59

Жыл бұрын

Not quite sure what’s happened to it. They said at the time it would go to strategic reserve, which could mean anything really. There’s plenty of them preserved though so one disappearing isn’t the end of the world

Why is they 2 sirens?

@al66class59

3 жыл бұрын

The one on the left is the old siren, and the one on the right (being tested) is replacing it.

You can still buy those brand new? You think you can get the old siren?

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Klaxon still make GP6/GP10/GP12 sirens, yes. As for the old one, the Environment Agency plan to keep hold of it.

@Jd-gy7kk

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 what about the cs sirens?

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jd-gy7kk They were discontinued in the mid-2000s as far as I am aware.

@Jd-gy7kk

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 dumb decision in my opinion

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

From a business standpoint, it wasn’t really a dumb decision to cull the CS considering the rise of electronic sirens (which do the same job with extra functionality) and the fact nobody was buying them. The last place to buy a brand new CS siren here (as far as I know) was Devonport in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

also what happened with the old sirens

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Kept in strategic reserve.

@al66class59

Жыл бұрын

@n e t h the new ones are in use, but the replaced/removed sirens are in reserve.

I’m so glad that I’m up on the hill so I can’t hear this 😅

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah! Definitely don’t want to hear it going off for real! All fine when being tested though!

any idea of future tests ? or next flood date

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Tests are very sporadic… got lucky with this as it was one-off. I wouldn’t advise going when the valley floods

@mintysgt

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 was just being jocular about the floods, but obviously they get set of alot over winter boxing day being a theme that sticks out sadly. tell you what thou its great to see them still being installed, far better then socail media

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

@@mintysgt seems as if more may end up being replaced too in future. Part of the reason for this one being redone was the old one was perilously close to the river, but I suspect the extra volume is a benefit

These things are crazy expensive new, £11,360 is alot more than i imagined

Why are there 2 sirens?

@al66class59

Ай бұрын

The smaller GP8 siren was decommissioned when the new, larger, louder GP12 was installed. The GP8 has since been removed and put into storage, as far as I am aware.

Pourquoi l’autre dû poteau vers ne sonne pas ?

@al66class59

3 жыл бұрын

Il y a un image que je n’ai mis pas dans la vidéo. Il montre le poteau vers le camera et c’est très près de la berge de rivière, parce qu’il a été érodé. La sirène loin de la caméra est une sirène nouveau pour replacer la sirène vers la caméra.

@the8bitgabe

3 жыл бұрын

La siren qui est a la droit replace la siren du poteau vers

@imaginox9

2 жыл бұрын

La sirène sur le poteau de gauche a été désactivée et remplacée par celle qui sonne à droite 😉

What is it with Britain and horizontal sirens? Vertical ones have much better sound dispersion. On a horizontal, effectively half the sound is either thrown straight into the ground or in the air.

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t know. It’s worked for us you a long time already though! In fairness this thing was definitely loud enough and considering there’s multiple in the area, they do the job pretty well

Wow two Carter flood sirens

@jezcolborne6329

2 жыл бұрын

Non of these are carters. One is a SECOMAK GP8 the other a very new KLAXON GP12 THESE ARE NOT WW2 AIR RAID SIRENS. The SECOMAK is from the COLD WAR THE KLAXON IS BRAND NEW.

@mineolabolt4928

2 жыл бұрын

@@jezcolborne6329 thx

@mineolabolt4928

2 жыл бұрын

These sirens sound cool almost like cs8s

@jezcolborne6329

2 жыл бұрын

@@mineolabolt4928 the klaxon GP12 is a nice sounding siren as it has softer harmonics than the CS8 sirens but still really loud but I think the CS8s and GP8s and older British dual tone sirens have a raspy whine to them witch is more prominent with the harmonics and tones of the older sirens because of the vanes being more exposed then the vanes on the klaxon GP12S

@PN20____

Жыл бұрын

@@mineolabolt4928 all UK sirens run off of 2880 RPM at 50 Hz and have a 10/12 port ratio or just 10 ports alone if you think about the CS6

Would be nice if they'd set off both to show how much louder the new one is

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Having heard both, I can confirm GP12s are far louder. Sadly, the old one was disconnected at that stage.

@vacexpert2020

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 I wonder if they sell old sirens to small communities who can't afford a shiny new one, they do in the U.S and Canada, rarely ever is a working siren actually scrapped, often times they're refurbished and sold as there's more money to be made when compared to scrap value

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

@@vacexpert2020 what generally happens here is removed sirens are kept in reserve (like with the one here) or sometimes donated or sold to museums/enthusiasts. Very rarely are they scrapped here today, especially 'classic' sirens like the ones in the video, but that is probably due to how few there are.

@vacexpert2020

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 I wonder what happened to the old Broadmoor sirens, and around here even "classic" sirens like the Thunderbolt and the 2T22/3T22 are more often refurbished and sold to small towns, the Thunderbolt is an interesting siren as it has a supercharger at the base of the siren which forces air into the choppers and makes for an unpleasantly loud outdoor warning siren

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

@@vacexpert2020 Broadmoor is an exception to the general 'classic' siren survival rule, as the NHS Trust controlling the hospital decided to scrap all 13, without exception; not only were they becoming unreliable mechanically and electrically, but there was also a desire to prevent any second-hand buyers setting them off and causing undue alarm and panic among locals. Considering what the sirens sounding represented, I understand why they've taken that decision.

Sound like a kalxen c8s

Super

@al66class59

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

THE LUFTWAFT ARE COMING!

@jezcolborne6329

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yes but this is a faster attack sound than the usual flood siren in hebden bridge. Its more exiting than the older sirens

L’ancienne sirène va être démontée du poto vers ?

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

Oui, elle est démontée maintenant.

@julienboller2165

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 ou elle est partie ?

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

@@julienboller2165 malheureusement je ne sais pas exactement, mais les personnes qui était là m'ont dit qu'elle va être gardée en réserve.

@julienboller2165

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 elle fonctionne encore le moteur est en bonne état ?

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

@@julienboller2165 je presume qu'elle fonctionne, mais je ne sais pas.

It’s March 2022 and people are genuinely using this sound and telling everyone they’re testing the air raid sirens. Don’t be an idiot today, thank you.

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

I know, absolute insanity. People using the sound of sirens to engage in Scaremongering via TikTok is just not OK in the current climate..

10:00 rip 🪦 SECOMAK GP8

Sowerby bridge needs one

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

And indeed has one - but not in this format. It uses an extra/special tone on the church's electronic bells.

@elwolf8536

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 it's not too good though no one can hear it

@al66class59

2 жыл бұрын

@@elwolf8536 Sounds like you do need one of these then!

@elwolf8536

2 жыл бұрын

@@al66class59 100%

I See A Casting Castings SIren

@alarmmuseum

Жыл бұрын

The one in the foreground is a Secomak GP8 rather than a Castle Castings manufactured one.

This siren sounds off..

@al66class59

3 жыл бұрын

It may sound “off” but the environment agency signed it off after these tests so I can assure you it’s not “off”. (Seems there’s a new motor type on this, and I’ve not heard anything else powered by the new style motor - maybe that’s why) It had minor issues after its first tests but those were resolved and the tests filmed here were to ensure those repairs had worked.

@thewashateriawandererzayne4376

3 жыл бұрын

That’s definitely it then. The motor sounds a bit higher pitched than normal. How loud was it?

@al66class59

3 жыл бұрын

They’d given us earplugs so I can’t really comment on exactly how loud it was - clearly loud enough to warrant free earplugs!

@thewashateriawandererzayne4376

3 жыл бұрын

Ah. The reason I’m asking is next week Friday I’m going to film the Rampton system. It seems like I definitely need to bring some ear protectors!

@hmsirensandfirealarms

3 жыл бұрын

@@thewashateriawandererzayne4376 oh really next week I'm filming Grangemouth Semmi Annual cause I live close and btw I hope you get a good test

0:53 woooosh

Storm

Two air raid siren

Pple who saw an another siren 👇🏻

my ex Meating my current gf

Shame the GP8 will be cannibalised for parts

@al66class59

3 жыл бұрын

It may be reused but if it is stripped for parts, so be it. Least others will survive.

@elwolf8536

2 жыл бұрын

Sowerby bridge needs it the one we got is piss poor

@richardg6983

2 жыл бұрын

@@elwolf8536 what is the siren at Sowerby Bridge and where is it? I've tried to find it on maps but to no avail

@elwolf8536

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardg6983 its the bells of Christ church and a tone, all electronic

@richardg6983

2 жыл бұрын

@@elwolf8536 interesting, I heard it was at the church but that's it. Yeah you're right, they need something better lol cheers for the reply.