Railway music

[dwrenched]

A lot of members are interested in music, hence the 137 pages on 'what are you listening to at the moment', but I can't find anything in the forum about music inspired by railways; obviously suitable for playing when running trains or exhibiting layouts.  It is worth starting a thread?

The most popular piece is probably Eduard Strauss' Bahn frie Polka ('Clear the Tracks!); easily found on Spotify or Youtube.  Other members' favourites?

David

[Sipat]

One of my faves is Saxon - Princess of the night.

[dwrenched]

Great track.  By the way, I carelessly mistyped Bahnfrei, in case anyone has failed to find it

David

[Paul B]

I have always been a big Lonnie Donegan fan (mainly doe to my mum as he was at the same school as she was - she said he was a scruffy little boy, and she remembers him stealing some of her cakes after she came out from a cookery class!) and I have always liked Rock Island Line -


Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line (Live) 15/6/1961

Or another popular one would be Kraftwerk and Trans-Europe Express -


Kraftwerk - Trans europe express

[Tank]

Here are some on my iPod that I looked up quickly.....
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Johnny Cash - Blue Train
Johnny Cash - Hey Porter
Johnny Cash - Train of Love
Guns n' Roses - Night Train
AC/DC - Rock 'n Roll Train
The Business - Last Train to Clapham Junction

[tutenkhamunsleeping]

http://youtu.be/_yJGMIxcE50

Nazareth's "Gone Dead Train"

[Dorsetmike]

Maybe showing my age here!

Night train (big band swing) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENxZ54WVXS8
Chatanooga choo-choo  Glen Miller 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQybKMXL-k
Coronation Scot,   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwab4b7_7qA
The Railway Children theme music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc7ZPz4l070

[Claude Dreyfus]

Puffin' Billy, by Edward White. One of those tunes we all know, but can never place.


Classic BBC Radio Theme ~ Childrens Favourites (Puffin' Billy)

Apparently it was inspired by White's travels on the Isle of Wight.

[NeMo]

Missing an obvious choice: the Starlight Express soundtrack.

The original 1984 album is by far the better so far as the variety of music goes. It's also much less of a children's production than later versions (which seem to stress the "toy trains coming to life" aspect rather more).

What's cool is that many of the songs are about different types of locomotive and trains, so there are lots of inside jokes that train buffs will get.

Cheers, NeMo

[dutchkev]

The Monkees - Last Train To Clarkesville   

[Newportnobby]

One of my faves....

Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans

also....

Free Catch A Train

and, of course.........

Doobie Brothers- Long train running

[dwrenched]

What I like about classical railway pieces is the way the composers were hearing unfamiliar noises and experimenting with ways of using them in their music. 
Johann Strauss Sen. - Eisenbahn-Lust-Walzer, op. 89  The link is to John Strauss Snr's Eisenbahn-Lust Waltz, from 1836, written to celebrate the opening of Austria's first railway.  You have to listen for a minute or two to hear the whistle.

Hope I've done the link right; I'm quite new to posting.

David

[bridgiesimon]

Megadeth 'Train of Consequences'

Great track

Simon

[Papyrus]

IMHO the best version of City of New Orleans was by Willie Nelson...

The two to beat are Boomer's Story by Ry Cooder, and my personal favourite Another Train, by The Poozies, which I would like played at my funeral...

I know how to cheer you all up on a wet Bank Holiday!

Chris

[petercharlesfagg]

How about "Shanghai Express" by Graham Timbrel?

http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=3443702&q=hi&newref=1

Peter