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One of two (front and rear) whistles on steam locomotive 60163 Tornado. A train whistle or air whistle (originally referred to as a train trumpet or air trumpet) is an audible signaling device on a steam or gas locomotive, used to warn that the train is approaching, and to communicate with rail workers.
This whistle is the reason for the typical "long high - short low - short high" signal sound of steam locomotives in Germany. [18] Chime whistle – two or more resonant bells or chambers that sound simultaneously. In America, railway steam whistles were typically compact chime whistles with more than one whistle contained within, creating a chord.
Train horns are sounded where a whistle post (marked with the letter "S" for siffler – "to whistle") is present. If the whistle post is labelled "J" (meaning jour – "day"), the horn is only to be sounded between 07:00 and 20:00. Horns must also be sounded when passing an oncoming train, and shortly before reaching the last car of the train.
A calliope (see below for pronunciation) is a North American musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or, more recently, compressed air, through large whistles—originally locomotive whistles. A calliope is typically very loud. Even some small calliopes are audible for miles. There is no way to vary tone or ...
Series 9 (2005) and 10 (2006) saw the expansion of the supporting cast with new and old characters. From Series 9 onwards, the narrator would call out the episodes' names, and from Series 11 onwards the theme song was begun with the sound of a train whistle. Series 10 aired with twenty-eight episodes rather than the twenty-six of previous years.
Nathan Manufacturing, Inc. is a division of Micro Precision Group which manufactures Airchime, Ltd. train horns mainly for North America. It is one of two major train horn manufacturers in the United States, with Leslie Controls, Inc. being the other. A K5LA (K-5LA) Horn on top of a Coaster San Diego Cabcar #2310.
Can't you hear the whistle blowing, Rise up so early in the morn; Can't you hear the captain shouting, "Dinah, blow your horn!" Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah Someone's in the kitchen ...
"Express" is a 1974 instrumental written and performed by B. T. Express. It features the sounds of train whistles, which are heard in several sections of the instrumental track.