Tyne & Wear Metro - Class 599 Metrocar Recordings

Documenting a Legacy in Motion

Preserve the final echoes of a transport icon with this extensive collection of authentic field recordings from the Tyne & Wear Metro’s Class 599 Metrocars—trains that served the North East of England for over four decades and are now being phased out. This unique archive secures the sonic fingerprint of a system soon to be lost to time.

From the deep rumble of bridges to the hiss and hum of platform departures, these 30+ meticulously captured recordings deliver immersive soundscapes of urban rail transit at its most atmospheric. This collection includes:

🎧 Bridge Passbys – Intimate recordings from above, below, and riverside locations across Newcastle and Gateshead, capturing the roar and resonance of Class 599s in motion.

🎧 Onboard Journeys – Full rides, idling, departures, and arrivals between key stations such as St. James and Monument, placing listeners directly in the Metrocar cabin.

🎧 Station Atmospheres – Detailed recordings of arrivals, departures, slow approaches, and idle moments from Four Lane Ends, Monument, South Gosforth, and St. James stations.

Each WAV file is geo-tagged and timestamped, providing accurate archival data for historical reference, sound design, and immersive audio environments. Whether you're creating for film, radio, or game sound design—or you're a rail enthusiast or local historian—this is an irreplaceable sonic snapshot of a disappearing era.

🎧 Perfect for:

• Film, TV, and game sound designers requiring authentic UK transport ambience.
• Composers and music producers looking for gritty, industrial textures and mechanical rhythms.
• Audio documentarians and archivists seeking real-world sounds of a disappearing train system.
• Podcast and audio drama creators needing layered urban movement and station energy.

Contents

📦 Total Files: 28
🎚️ Format: 24-bit / 96kHz WAV
💾 Size: 920 MB (Unzipped)
⏱️ Runtime: 27 minutes
🗂️ UCS-Compliant: Yes

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