Re: [VIC] Why is R711 so loud?

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

HXP1 (hxp1@dingoblue.net.au.gunzel) wrote:
> Much as its a supa doopa wizzo loco, I have stood in Ballarat Station as it
> has barked along under the roof, under those conditions it really is way
> *too* loud.  Especially compared with (old) R766 which came through a few
> seconds/minutes later.  If R711 is to survive in the long term, in an
> environment where noise emission standards are only ever going to get
> tighter, I personally believe it will need some sort of noise
> abatement/muffling.  Quite what that does to the steam efficiency I don't
> know...

My guess is that any such standards would apply much in the same way as
noise emission for aircraft. Noise restrictions do not apply to an
aircraft with historical significance.

Cheers
David