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Title: Guards Whistles Post by: Surrey 455 on August 01, 2021, 20:54:18 I noticed a few weeks ago that SWR guards were managing to blow their whistles without removing their face masks. This confused me. I noticed it the following day too. How were they able to put the whistle to their mouth without me noticing, blow, then remove the whistle again without me noticing?
I then noticed the guard holding a red/orange object and pressing it to produce the whistle sound. I'm guessing it was introduced for hygiene reasons due to the pandemic. I've not seen a traditional whistle since. Do any other TOCs have this? Title: Re: Guards Whistles Post by: IndustryInsider on August 01, 2021, 22:30:41 It’s being talked about as the way forward with several TOC’s, some (including GWR) are currently not using any whistles. I will keep mine in storage until told otherwise!
Title: Re: Guards Whistles Post by: trainbuff on August 02, 2021, 23:18:40 It’s being talked about as the way forward with several TOC’s, some (including GWR) are currently not using any whistles. I will keep mine in storage until told otherwise! Me too! Title: Re: Guards Whistles Post by: Electric train on August 04, 2021, 09:42:08 I noticed a few weeks ago that SWR guards were managing to blow their whistles without removing their face masks. This confused me. I noticed it the following day too. How were they able to put the whistle to their mouth without me noticing, blow, then remove the whistle again without me noticing? I then noticed the guard holding a red/orange object and pressing it to produce the whistle sound. I'm guessing it was introduced for hygiene reasons due to the pandemic. I've not seen a traditional whistle since. Do any other TOCs have this? I think Southeastern are using them and possibly Southern on services that are not DOO This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |