Hi Matt, Thank you and glad you found the video. There will be a more fuller video of the Lizard coming up, but that is earmarked as the last video, as I was made redundant from there. Take care

Ha Ha, I feel your pain!

Thank you Tim for your memories, much appreciated. I remember how very apprehensive I was as a brand new Keeper having to start one of those beasties! Hand written notes and praying that I didn't mess up! Thanks again, stay safe.

It's a fog siren not a horn

One day in the not too distant future, people will be saying similar about today's technology. Take care, stay safe.

@@PeterHalil I agree

@@PeterHalil Sadly, the fog signals here (Nova Scotia, Canada) are being dismantled, no longer necessary. The GPS has/will take the place of many lighthouses also.

@@dontmissthelittlethings Hi Kylie, It's getting like that here too. Many fog horns downgraded and getting rid of when they can. Technology marches on, I guess, sad. Take care and stay safe.

@@PeterHalil Take care and stay safe aswell.

Thanks for that, the nature of the beast nowadays when some people don't have the preservation bug, take care.

@Simon Frampton This was "The Crag" - lovely house ;)

Cheers Daniel, I hear you, me too! Glad you liked it, stay safe.

This is a siren

@@jezcolborne6329 It pushes sound through a horn, hence why I called it a horn.

@@danielthompson6207 but the siren is the apparatus that makes the sound that goes through the horn not the horn itself

@@jezcolborne6329 I'm well aware of that, but the siren would sound different without the horn and it's that enhancement which we who've heard it remember.

Thanks for your memories Conway, yes the old beast was something special, cheers and stay safe.

I grew up around big mechanical engines and the noise, vibration, comfort of this is beautiful, I am from Dorset

Thank you for your service

Thank you for your comments, yes it was a beautiful intricate piece of machinery that was a joy to learn how to operate. Cheers and stay safe

Thank you very much, glad you liked it. Cheers and stay safe.

You would have been at home on a lighthouse then, as before they made us redundant and started to renew almost everything, it was all very old stuff/machinery indeed. stay safe,cheers Andy.

Thank you, much appreciated, take care.

Glad to hear that, that was my last Lighthouse.

@@PeterHalil Do do wish though we could have heard the original fog horns.

Cheers David, yes a wonderful noisy bit of magic.

Me too, loved it, well most of the time when it didn't go on for days! Ha, take care Lucinda and thank you

Thank you, Fred may appreciate that LOL

These are sirens not diaphone

Yes it was a rather lovely sound that has also been automated into a little electric peep.

I'm not sure if it is all still there and working as it was changed into a visitor station, so some of those engines may have been removed.

@@PeterHalil I believe the engines are still there. I heard from a friend of mine that this old foghorn still works but they only sound it for important events.

@@TheKilroyman Thanks for that info, good to know, take care.

@@PeterHalil Pleasure. There's another one at Pendeen. It's equipment is still in place but they are reluctant to operate it out of fear of the vibrations from the horn might shake the cliff loose. It's a pity because I've always wanted to hear what it sounded like. There's no recordings of it on KZfaq.

@@TheKilroyman Ha Ha, I videoed Pendeen, and was there when they were sounding for fog, but haven't edited that one yet, but it is coming, so there will be a recording of it on you tube. During the last couple of years as a Keeper, there was a civilian going round the lights doing proper sound recordings of the fog horns but have no idea what became of them. Cheers.

It sure was Janne, but that engine room is changed forever now.

Thank you Jason, Yes, I bet a lot of people around there that run guest houses/hotels haven't missed the loud old fog siren! The Lizard was my last Lighthouse before they made me redundant, I really enjoyed my time down there. Cheers and stay safe

Cheers David, hope you are well, stay safe.👌

Thanks for your memories, nice to hear. As regards more footage of the Lizard fog horn, as that was my last Lighthouse, it might be the end of this year or into next year when that one gets posted. Take care .

@@PeterHalil Thanks Peter, I will look forward to it.

@@PeterHalil that is a classic fog siren.. people should know a horn is the same as a diaphone or an air horn but this dousnt sound anywhere close to a horn as this ramps up just like a steam siren because it was a big old dual tone steam siren but runs on air now.

@@jezcolborne6329 are the differences really that important? Heck, I’d give almost anything to visit Scotland and hear this, horn vs. siren notwithstanding.

@@datsnuffydude5460 the thing is there is a difference. A fog horn is a horn like a diaphone is a horn. The fog SIREN has horns or a horn to let the sound get louder for it to travel over the sea. I get confused when people say fog horn for all lighthouses. It is not so. A fog siren works by compressed air like a horn but it has a rotor stator. Air is pushed by a turbine that turnes the rotor of the siren. Then air is forced into the rotor stator then the chopped air makes sound which is then focused into a big HORN or HORNS. the Scottish fog sirens only sound when the rotor is at the right speed but other sirens sound like whoop sirens like Nash point douse that help?

Yes it has that effect at times.

It was murder on a day of patchy fog, do I start up or don't I, plus once you were sounding, the moment you turned it off, it was back again.stay safe.

@@PeterHalil So ,how much time it is needed from starting the engines till sounding the horn ?.20-minutes ?.

@@TheSRBgamer63 Sounds about right, that's why we kept a certain amount of air in the tanks ready so we could blast off as quick as possible. You can see why sometimes with that in and out fog you could get it wound up ready to blast and suddenly it's clear, frustrating LOl

Oops!, there are a few more with fog horns blaring, so be careful! LOl;

@@PeterHalil I personally look forward to it Peter i'll just leave the curry and beer in a safer location next time lol

Cheers mate.

Frans that's no way to speak about my boss! LOl, No seriously, I love it too. Have a safe and Merry Christmas.

@@PeterHalil The same to you! And a very happy newyear. Let's hope 2021 is a better year than 2020, no more corona.

Actually there was, this was probably my fault for filming Fred without his or my ear defenders on, for better visuals. Also this was filmed in the latter 1990's, cheers, stay safe.

I don't think that I can remember everything to do that now!

Still Amazing that you did.

Dont look too good

It's got enough pressure to spread it though.....sounds more like the light footed men around here when they fart

It ain't no horn it's a SIREN

Not sure if it's still there or not as an exhibit, perhaps someone out there can enlighten us? Cheers

Yes it most certainly was, cheers.

Cheers Eddie, hope you are staying safe.

Yes indeed, technology has leapt ahead now though, but I hope they preserve machinery like this somewhere, stay safe

@@PeterHalil Absolutely!! it just baffles me they were able to do this during their time.

It certainly did, it was very old technology that did the job, so didn't get updated as quickly as anything else, very intimidating till you got used to it all, stay safe.

Hi, I believe the engine room is changed somewhat as a visitor centre, but I've been told that the fog horn is still there as an exhibit, unless somebody else knows different?

Hi Paul, Yes, lots of old machinery. Some of it was really ancient, but all of it was covered in TLC. Cheers, stay safe

@Peter Halil I understand the need for 3 keepers now. Was wondering why ! always had an interest in such a unique profession, but this catalogue has evoked a real deep fascination. So thanks once again Peter.

@@paulwilliams2663 You are welcome Paul. Cheers Mate.

Thank you Matilde, it most certainly was. Stay safe

LOL, I wish, it took forever, and just when you got to the end, the fog vanished!

It was old technology that did the job, but they were upgraded to push button electric on most stations, but I think now, they are even obsolete.stay safe

It's 3am and it's so loud

Oh Dear, I guess that is not with the big beastie in the video? I remember that the Lizard gets plenty of fog that goes on and on, good luck, I feel your pain.

Yes it certainly was, Thanks and take care.

Yes to both of those questions. The Lizard was my last Lighthouse, and I'm trying to save that as my last lighthouse video to be posted. I've been negotiating with Trinity House to enable me to do video visits to the few Lighthouses that I missed before I was made redundant. I will be visiting 2 in the next few days but not sure if they will let me visit Beachy Head, as so far they have refused that one, but I will keep trying, cheers.

HaHa, yes, lot's of Lighthouse machinery was from the 40's, and it took a very long time before we just had an on/off switch, and now, I think they have got rid of most (if not all) fog horns.

Cheers Phil, stay safe.

No the engines weren't air started but there was a bit of a museum in this engine room with an older big flywheel engine that would have been. It will be seen in a future video release, but only as a static display, cheers and take care.

@@PeterHalil Cool sounds really interesting, the big flywheel machine, what's the secret to getting the Gardner to fire up so fast - I thought it was air-started as she came to life practically instantly (new battery?). Do lighthouses (in general) still have diesel power or are they dying out? I still favour diesel for standalone power as they are self-contained with their own day tanks and don't rely on potentially vulnerable cables to turn electric motors (this is from a fire pump perspective rather than foghorns - I know it sounds counterproductive to have diesel power in a fire but the self-contained nature isn't something you can get even with MICC cables supplying electric pumps).

@@daveyr5462 The engines and batteries etc were just well maintained and given plenty of TLC. When they automated the lighthouses they updated the engines to new diesels, but I think a lot have gone over to solar and LED lights, not too sure now as I've been away from it for so long, and we don't get updated on what is happening out on the lighthouses nowadays, cheers. Just found this you might be interested in, the Lizard is featured at about 8.16 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/puB2nLWkr7faoZc.html&ab_channel=MrAgm65

@@PeterHalil Thanks that's a super link, a real gem to find. It's amazing to see how reliable and the attention to detail that each engine got at Gardner and how they are indestructable. I wish modern engines diesel especially (looking at you Peugeot!!) were just as reliable - and irony of ironies my 25 year old BMW is actually the most reliable car I've ever had, except for a few dodgy electric window motors that took about 6 hours to replace it's been fine.

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@@PeterHalil The Lighthouse 2019 👍

@@nicholasmathis5197 Oh, I haven't seen that film yet, must get it on dvd and give it a whirl, cheers.

Thanks for that, tell us more. Cheers

Yes it is, you can still find it on youtube, I was serving there at the time.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/puB2nLWkr7faoZc.html&ab_channel=MrAgm65 the Lizard is at 8:12

Oh wow I knew I'd seen the engine room before. Great series of videos peter I've really enjoyed them

It certainly was, but must admit that there was something quite satisfying to it all rather than pressing one button on the then new electric fog horns.

Hello Mexico

Thank you for your comments, I too miss the iconic Lighthouse fog horns, they have probably all gone now, stay safe

@@PeterHalil Judging by the noise I heard at Longships they've been replaced by electronic signals, the one at Longships sounded like a loud bleep similar to an alarm clock ⏰ A great shame I reckon...nevertheless thanks for your content, Ive thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos over Christmas..good day sir 👍

From January 1996 till made redundant November 1997, cheers

I t was kind of loud! yes, Happy New Year

@@PeterHalilHappy new year to you too 😉

There were spare engines Sven, so no problem.

Thank you and yes it is all computerised and run/looked after from Harwich, Essex. Stay safe.

LOL

PARDON!....sorry LOL, very loud.

Lol

Not sure what one of those are LOL

It certainly was old technology, but I bet if you make a video of the tech stuff you use now and are proud of, smart phone, tablet etc, then put it on you tube in 25/30 years? LOL

Hi Makc, It was very old machinery I guess and I bet it was state of the art when it first arrived, cheers, stay safe.

LOL

@@PeterHalil This thing is beutiful. Please keep it alive forever for our next generation. I salute you sir.

@@mkai8978 Cheers Mate, I'm not sure if they have kept this beastie alive or replaced it, but as the Lizard is now a Heritage Centre, I really hope they kept it, stay safe, thanks.

When I get around to do the full video of the Lizard Lighthouse, I promise, there will be lots of fog Lol

@@PeterHalil Hey, it's nice to read your reply! That horn would sound even more exhilarating if there's some foggy visual/s accompanying. Thanks anyways, brother.

Yep, and nowadays if they have a fog horn at all, it will be electric and have a detector that turns it on and off.

Yes, nowadays, you would just press a button. Stay safe.