A picture of Zig Zag Railway #1072 (The engine responsible for the recording.)
This sound effect can be found on Traffic Sound Effects Library, which was made by Discovery Sound.
It is the shortened version of a sound effect found on the Soundstorm Sound Effects Library by SoundDogs. Even though it's listed as a horn, it is actually a whistle.
The whistle heard in this variant also comes from Zig Zag Railway steam locomotive #1072.
Variations
- SoundDogs, Train: Trains - Steam Train - MCU - Idle W Whistle, Away W Lots Of Swish & Chug, Interesting Alternating Hiss Which Stops At Some Point, No Wheels Or Clack-Tracks (Original uncut version)
Used In
TV Shows
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (Heard once in "The Robotnik Express".)
- The Adventures of Tintin (TV Series) (Heard in "The Broken Ear - Part 2".)
- American Dad! (Heard once in "Ninety North, Zero West".)
- Amphibia (Heard once in “Combat Camp”.)
- Animaniacs
- Beetlejuice (TV Series) (Heard in "Out of My Mind".)
- Eureka! (2022 TV Series) (Heard once in "Everybody Lava Pizza".)
- The Fairly OddParents (Heard a few times in a low pitch in "This is Your Wish", in a high pitch in "The Masked Magician", "School's Out!: The Musical" and once in a normal pitch in "The Good Old Days".)
- George Shrinks (Heard once in "Hound of the Bath-ervilles".)
- GeoTrax (Heard in various different higher pitches.)
- Gerald McBoing Boing (2005) (Whistle only, Heard once in "Fairs, Mimes and Dragons".)
- Gravity Falls (Heard in "Soos and the Real Girl".)
- Gumby Adventures
- Harold and the Purple Crayon (Heard a few times in "Future Clock".)
- Johnny Test (Heard once in "Johnny Johnny".)
- Madeline (1993 TV Series) (Heard once in the first season intro.)
- MasterChef: Dynamic Duos (Heard once in the introduction segment of "Train to Table")
- Max & Ruby
- Monstories (Heard once in ''Dish Disaster'')
- The New Woody Woodpecker Show
- PAW Patrol
- Pig Goat Banana Cricket
- Popeye: Untold
- Rolie Polie Olie (Heard once in "Silly Willy Day". It is also used in "Chili's Cold", but in a higher pitch.)
- Ruby Gloom
- Shining Time Station (Heard twice in "A Place Unlike Any Other".)
- Sidekick (Heard once in "Of Mouse and Mel" and "Iron Sidechef".)
- Stickin' Around (Heard in "Disappearing Act" and "And the Wiener Is".)
- Superman: The Animated Series (Heard once in "Solar Power".)
- Timon & Pumbaa (Heard twice in "Gabon with the Wind")
- T.U.F.F. Puppy
- Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (Heard once in "Maori or Less".)
- VeggieTales (Can be heard in "The Asparagus of La Mancha" and "Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler".)
- Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (Used in first two seasons only.)
Movies
- 3:10 to Yuma (2007) (Heard twice in a lower pitch when the train whistles as it departs the station at the end of the film.)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- The Cider House Rules (1999) (Heard at low volume.)
- The Delinquents (1989)
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) (Heard once at the beginning.)
- Lady and the Tramp (2019)
- My Way (2011)
- A Troll in Central Park (1994) (Heard once in a high pitch.)
Shorts
- Club Oscar (2005) (Shorts) (Used along with Hollywoodedge, Factory Buzzer Rever TE020301.)
- Locomotion (1989)
- Max and His Alphabet Adventures (Heard once in "The Letter R".)
Trailers
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (Trailers) (Used for Percy's whistle.)
YouTube Videos
- 1995express (Used once for an off-screen engine leaving Knapford Station in "Thomas and the Magic Railroad sound effects: Small Engines/Phone call".)
- AusRail Animations (Used for the rolling stock intro.)
- Fanofthomas31
- The MilanToon Channel
- WhitneyGoLucky (Used often for when Harvey Girls Forever! characters were angry.)
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