Engines On Audio

Double CD album of sound recordings of classic sports and racing cars, vintage aircraft, and steam and diesel locos.

Some of the most impressive - and the rarest - of engine sounds of transport preservation recorded in the UK. Including sounds that you may never be able to hear in real life, that can be brought straight into your living room.

Recorded during 1982 to 2008.

Running time 145 minutes.

Stereo (except one recording of a Shackleton).

Recordings of:

- Classic sports cars (including special feature on AC Cobras).

- Classic aircraft - piston and jet.

- Steam engines.

- Classic diesel locomotives (including special feature on Deltics).

- A couple of classic motorbikes: Triumph Trident and a Laverda.

Highlights include:

17 genuine AC Cobras inside one room (!)
Jaguar C-Type blasts down a country lane
Bugatti Type 55 (straight 8 engine)
Low flying Mosquito
On-train ride behind a class 9F
Deltic/class 50 double header
Class 37 in a tunnel
HST
Eurostar
Vulcan bomber on one of its farewell appearances (1991)
Shackleton rumbles by (1982)
EE Lightning blasts down a runway
Coronation Class makes a hasty departure
BRM V16 shatters everyone's ear-drums!

Recorded by Ian Strange, plus additional recordings by Ralph Barrett and John Marsh. Published by Ian Strange.