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The audio clip begins with the distant chugging of a steam train, a nostalgic sound echoing from the past. The rhythmic, metallic clunks of the wheels against the railroad tracks gradually grow louder, indicating the train's approach. It is a crisp fall day in 2002 at Wakefield, and the air is filled with the rustling of dry leaves being swept aside by the breeze. Just then, the distinctive sound of the train's bell punctuates the air. The bell, a clear, resonant clang, reverberates through the landscape, signaling the train's imminent arrival. It rings again and again in a steady rhythm, each toll growing louder as the train nears. Then, the steam train's arrival is announced by a powerful whoosh of steam, a sibilant hiss that speaks of power and old-world engineering. It's a sound that is accompanied by the clink and clatter of metal, the creak of wood, and the soft thud