Using these recordings or images
If you would like to use the recordings or images on this site in
railway simulators or other programs, whether freeware or payware,
please contact me so that we can discuss what you would like to use
them for and whether I may have higher quality files for your
use. We can also discuss any licensing or acknowledgements if
needed. These recordings and images have taken a lot of time and
effort to collect, edit and upload, so please respect my intellectual
property by getting in contact with me first, I promise I won't bite ;-)
A bit about me and these recordings
Back in
1982, when still at high school, I caught the steam bug rather badly and later,
while working at our local railway museum, I met a friend who had nearly 100
LPs of steam sounds. Well, after
listening to a recording of some Queensland Railways steam, I became a firm
steam audiophile, much to the consternation of my parents, and to the detriment
of my studies. I have been an avid
collector of steam audio ever since, and made numerous recordings over the
period up until the early 90s, though since getting into live steam and then
getting married (luckily in that order!), I didn’t seem to have the time to do
them, preferring video instead.
And to finish this little story (for better or worse), here I am enjoying one of my favourite past times, driving my live steam loco.
