Whistle

Whistle

First fitted to a locomotive of the Leicester & Swannington Railway in 1833 following an accident at Thornton when a train hit a horse and cart. Whistles soon became important for transmitting warnings to signalmen describing train routes at junctions and to guards to signal for brakes etc. Most railways proscribed a series of codes for whistles.

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whistle for it

Language; Idioms

If someone says that you can whistle for something, they are determined to ensure that you don’t get it.

whistle

Transportation; Railway

First fitted to a locomotive of the Leicester & Swannington Railway in 1833 following an accident at Thornton when a train hit a horse and cart. Whistles soon became important for ...

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Engineering; Electronic engineering

A high-pitched tone (e.g., a beat note or acoustic feedback).

whistlingly

Language; Dictionaries

In a whistling manner; shrilly.

whistle

Musical equipment; Wind instruments

The same as a recorder or flageolet—a flute blown from one end like a whistle; a small wind instrument for making whistling sounds by means of the breath.

whistling in the dark

Language; Idioms

If someone is whistling in the dark, they believe in a positive result, even though everybody else is sure it will not happen.

funiculaire

Transportation; Railway

Un funiculaire est une remontée mécanique équipée de véhicules circulant sur des rails en pente et dont la traction est assurée par un câble.

cable railway

Transportation; Railway

A cable railway is a steeply graded railway that uses a cable or rope to haul trains.

shunter's whistle

Transportation; Railway

the use of a whistle to announce that a train is manoeuvering

platform

Transportation; Railway

Raised structure in stations providing access to the cars or wagons.

platform starting signal

Transportation; Railway

Stop signal located at the end of the platform.

points

Transportation; Railway

Device or junction where the track divides into two or more diverging lines or where two or more lines converge into one track. Points are made up of three parts: the actual point ...