Guards Whistles

Surrey 455

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Guards Whistles

« 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?


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IndustryInsider

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Re: Guards Whistles

« Reply #1 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!


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Re: Guards Whistles

« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2021, 23:18:40 »

Quote from: 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!

Me too!


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Re: Guards Whistles

« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2021, 09:42:08 »

Quote from: Surrey 455 on August 01, 2021, 20:54:18

I think Southeastern are using them and possibly Southern on services that are not DOO^▸


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