This sound effect can be found on the Foley Sound Library, which was made by The Hollywood Edge.
This train braking sound is mostly associated with Thomas the Tank Engine.
This train braking sound is mostly associated with Dinosaur Train in a high pitch.
This train braking sound is mostly associated with Titipo Titipo
Info
- First recorded: 1964
- Creator: Joseph de Bretagne
- Owner: Cinesound (1964-1999), The Hollywood Edge (1999-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: October 29, 1964
- First heard: The Train (a United Artists film)
- Area used: Worldwide
It was often used in Thomas & Friends as its trademark braking sound effect since Season 4 until the last season. It was also often used in Dinosaur Train in a high pitch as its trademark braking sound effect. And it was very often used in Titipo Titipo in various pitches in several episodes. A similar squeak element was also reused in the sound effect, Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015802, which is also available on the same library.
Sound Effect Description
Metal Creaks; Machine Sound With Loud Squeals. - Train, Brakes.
Variations
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015802
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - MULTIPLE HEAVY METAL SQUEAKS AND SCRAPES (very low pitched and slowed down)
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
- Animal Mechanicals (Heard once in "Mechana Circus Island".)
- Barney & Friends (Heard several times in "Who's Who on the Choo Choo?".)
- Beavis and Butt-Head
- Ben 10 (Heard once in "Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10, Part 1".)
- Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
- Big Babies (Heard once in "Dinodinodino Town".)
- Brum (Heard twice in "Brum and the Runaway Train".)
- Carl the Super Truck of Car City (Heard once in "The Jackhammer Truck".)
- Chuggington
- Daily Life Safety with Amber (Heard thrice in "Be Careful on the Train Platform".)
- The Day Henry Met (Heard twice in "The Day Henry Met... A Train".)
- Diddy TV
- Dinosaur Train (Heard occasionally in a high pitch in several episodes, and once in a very high pitch in one episode for the train brakes.)
- Fireman Sam (Heard once in "The Mystery of the Pontypandy Werefox".)
- Gerald McBoing Boing (2005) (Heard twice in "Cuckoos and Pirates".)
- Go! Go! Cory Carson (Heard twice in "Stuck on the Tracks".)
- Hey Duggee (Heard once in "The Train Badge".)
- The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV Series)
- Infinity Train (Heard once in "The Grid Car", "The Cat's Car" and "The Engine".)
- Johnny Test
- Kate & Mim-Mim (Heard twice in "The Mimiloo Express".)
- Let's Go Luna! (Heard once in "Good Knight".)
- Little Tikes Land (Heard twice in a high pitch in "Rustee Rails Rides Again!".)
- Mansour (Heard twice in "Don’t Look Down!".)
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Heard often in "Choo-Choo Express".)
- Mighty Express (Heard once in "Brock's Beam Scheme".)
- Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Heard twice in "Flight to the Finish", and once in "The Cutie Map: Part 1", "Hearthbreakers", "The Parent Map", "Sounds of Silence", "The Last Crusade" and "Dragon Dropped".)
- Oggy and the Cockroaches
- Pakdam Pakdai (Heard once in "Electric Chase".)
- The Penguins of Madagascar (Heard once in "Operation: Plush & Cover" and "The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole".)
- Peppa Pig (Heard often in "Grandpa Pig's Train to the Rescue"; thrice in "The Train Ride".)
- PJ Masks (Heard once in "Romeocoaster".)
- Postman Pat (Heard only in Season 3 every time the Greendale Flyer stops.)
- Robocar Poli (Heard quadrice in "Our Fabulous New Friend".)
- Rocko's Modern Life (Heard once in "Pipe Dream".)
- Sesame Street
- Sheriff Callie's Wild West (Heard twice in "Qulitin' Time" and "The Long Adios", and once in "Homestead Alone" and "Callie's Got Trouble".)
- Shining Time Station (Heard in "One of the Family" and "Queen for a Day".)
- Spirit Riding Free (Heard once in "Lucky and Her Super Amazing and Fun Cousin Julian", "Lucky and the Long Way Home", and "Lucky and the Warm Welcome".)
- Stranger Things (Heard once in "Chapter Six: The Monster" and "Chapter One; The Crawl".)
- Super Wings (Heard once in "Balloon Train".)
- Tayo the Little Bus (Heard once in "Please Believe Me", "The Little Buses Go Camping" and "Please Take Care of the Cat". Heard thrice in "Trammy's First Day At Work", and twice in "Tayo and Titipo's Race".)
- Teen Titans Go! (Heard twice in a high pitch in "Tall Titan Tales".)
- Thomas & Friends (Heard from Seasons 4-24.)
- Titipo Titipo (Normal and low pitched)
- Weird Years (Heard once in "Autopia".)
TV Specials
- My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)
- Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas (2019) (Heard once in a normal pitch when the train arrives at Calico City, and once again in a high pitch when the train crashes into an avalanche.)
Movies
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
- Alien 3 (1992)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
- Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
- Chicken Run (2000)
- Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
- Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island (2021) (Used in a high pitch for the Dinosaur Train's brakes.)
- Face/Off (1997)
- The Fugitive (1993)
- Fun Size (2012)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Home (2015)
- The Little Engine That Could (2011)
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
- The Natural (1984) (Remastered version only.)
- The Polar Express (2004) (Normal and reversed versions; used for both the locomotive's brakes, and the observation car's brakes squeaking/squealing.)
- Re-Animated (2006)
- Robots (2005)
- Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy (2014)
- The Secret Garden (1994)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery (2012)
- Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! (2005) (Heard once in the Deleted Scene: "Bert n' Arry Tease Thomas".)
- Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels (2011)
- Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (2009)
- Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010)
- Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) (Used in a low pitch for the engines on Sodor.)
- The Train (1964) (Debut)
- Unstoppable (2010) (A shortened version is heard once Will hits 1206's independent brake.)
- While You Were Sleeping (1995)
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
- Wonder Park (2019)
Documentaries
Video/DVD
Shorts
- BRIO World (Heard twice in "Steam Train Railway".)
- Learning With Thomas (Heard in normal and low pitches.)
- Meet Iron Man and His Awesome Friends (Heard once in "Meet Iron Man".)
- The Sodor Springtime Parade
- Thomas' Magical Birthday Wishes (Heard in normal and low pitches.)
Music Videos
- Thomas & Friends - Sounds (2004) (Only heard in the Season 8 version.)
Video Games
DS:
- Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (Video Game) (Heard in normal and low pitches.)
DVD:
Mobile:
- Thomas & Friends: Adventures!
- Thomas & Friends: Budge World
- Thomas & Friends: Go Go Thomas!
- Thomas & Friends: Talk to You
Online:
- Thomas & Friends: Engine Repair (Online Games)
- Thomas & Friends: Lift, Load and Haul (Online Games)
- Thomas & Friends: Many Moods (Online Games)
PC:
- Doom 3 (Heard once in a cutscene with the Pinky Demon.)
- Roblox
- Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas, Gordon, Percy and Diesel's brakes.)
- Train Sim World 5 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
- Train Sim World 6 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
- Trainz Railroad Simulator 2006
- Trainz Railroad Simulator 2007
- Trainz Simulator 2009: World Builder Edition
PlayStation 2:
- Thomas & Friends: A Day at the Races (Heard in normal and fast speeds.)
PlayStation 3:
- Red Dead Redemption (Heard once when the player has stopped a train robbery.)
PlayStation 4:
- Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas, Gordon, Percy and Diesel's brakes.)
- Train Sim World 5 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
- Train Sim World 6 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
PlayStation 5:
- Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas, Gordon, Percy and Diesel's brakes.)
- Train Sim World 5 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
- Train Sim World 6 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
Wii:
- Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (Video Game) (Heard in normal and low pitches.)
Xbox:
- Doom 3 (Heard once in a cutscene with the Pinky Demon.)
Xbox One:
- Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas, Gordon, Percy and Diesel's brakes.)
- Train Sim World 5 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
- Train Sim World 6 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
Xbox Series X/S:
- Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas, Gordon, Percy and Diesel's brakes.)
- Train Sim World 5 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
- Train Sim World 6 (Used in a lower pitch and slow speed for Thomas and Diesel's brakes in the "Thomas & Friends™ Visit the West Somerset Railway" add-on.)
Xbox 360:
- Red Dead Redemption (Heard once when you've stopped a train robbery.)
Commercials
Greece:
Trailers
TV Spots
YouTube Videos
- 4F Productions
- Arlesburgh West Productions
- BlueBells5529
- The Blue Snowplow
- [thebogieboy]
- Brendam Productions
- BrokenWall
- Bulgy13 (Heard in "Thomas Blows His Stack".)
- Carson's Video Workshop
- Charlie Studios
- DieselD199
- Maddalonefarms
- MajorEngineStudios
- The MilanToon Channel
- missoliverandblossom
- Mullins Studios
- rhydyronen
- ShunterProductions
- SireEmEye
- SML Videos (Heard once in "Bowser Junior's Credit Card!".)
- Suddery Station Master
- Thomas1Edward2Henry3
- Trainlover476 Videos
- Yo Mama (Heard once in "YO MAMA SO SHORT! Toy Train".)
Miscellaneous
- Grave Digger Domination - Lost Footage (2001)
- TOMY Motor Road & Rail - Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Jet Engine Playset Bonus DVD
- Thomas & Friends: Meet the Characters (Heard twice in "Meet Gina".)
- Thomas & Friends - My Thomas Story Library
- Thomas & Friends - The Railway Stories (audiobook series)
- Thomas & Friends - Steam, Rattle & Roll Thomas (Vinyl)
- Thomas & Friends - Sit and Ride
- Thomas Wooden Railway - Deluxe Over-the-Track Signal (2006-2012 and 2013-present versions)
- Thomas Wooden Railway - Vicarstown Station (2016)
Anime
Image Gallery
Audio Samples
(The edited high-pitched variant used in Dinosaur Train and Lionelville.)
(The very high-pitched edited variant used in Rustee Rails Rides Again.)
(The slightly high-pitched edited variant also used in Rustee Rails Rides Again.)