A picture of the actual Robert Stephenson and Company #1 ("John Bull"), sitting idle. (Circa 1895)
A picture of the 1939 replica of the locomotive (The engine responsible for the recording.), at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 1986) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Circa 1986)
This sound effect can be found on 3D SFX, which was made by The Hollywood Edge. The whistle that is heard in this sound effect is from the single chime (1 chime) steam whistle that was on the 1939 replica of the historical British-built steam locomotive, Robert Stephenson and Company #1, nicknamed "John Bull".
Sound Effect Description
Steam Train Whistle; Steam Train Whistle with Various Blasts.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
- Anatole (Heard once in "World of Cheese".)
- The Backyardigans (Heard several times in "Best Clowns in Town", albeit tempo-reduced.)
- Bob the Builder (1999 TV Series)
- The Daltons (Heard once in "The Scene of the Crime".)
- Doc McStuffins
- Gawayn (Heard once in "Play Date".)
- Gerald McBoing Boing (2005) (Heard once in "Cars, Bees and Magic Puppies".)
- Johnny Test (Heard in "Johnny the Kid".)
- Handy Manny (Heard once in "Kitty Sitting", mixed with HORN, BOAT - TUG BOAT HORN: ONE LONG BLAST.)
- Little Einsteins (Heard once in "The Music Robot from Outer Space".)
- The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (Mixed with SoundDogs, Trains, Train Steam Whistles, Train, Whistle, Steam, Distant.)
- Pecola (Used once as Cactus' whistle in "The Wild Ride")
- Ribbits!
- Ruby Gloom (Shortened; used once in "Grounded in Gloomsville".)
- Sidekick (Heard once in "Sidekick Sideshow".)
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (Used once in the background in "Kana Goes Slow", when Thomas and Kana reach Vicarstown Station. Also used as Henry’s whistle.)
Movies
- Animal Crackers (2017)
- Around the World in 80 Days (2021)
- Justice League: War (2014)
- The Magic Roundabout/Doogal (US version only; can be heard in a high and normal pitch at the exact same time.)
- Ultimate Avengers 2 (2006)
- Wonder Park (2019) (Heard in a low pitch and fades out.)
Videos
YouTube Videos
- EricScotsman72
- The MilanToon Channel (Low volume; Heard once in the background in "Tracy the Harbour Engine".)
Image Gallery
Audio Samples