बहु-विषयक क्षेत्रीय प्रविक्षण संस्थान,
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ZONAL
RAILWAY TRAINING INSTITUTE,
धनबाद (भूली)
DHANBAD(BHULI)
Dhananjay Kumar Singh
Instructor Transportation
ZRTI /Bhuli
WHISTLE CODE
Sl. Code of
No. Engine Indication
whistle
1. 0 (a) BEFORE STARTING -
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(One short) (i) Indication to drivers of Assisting/Banking engine that the driver of the
leading engine is ready to start.
(ii) Acknowledgement by the driver of Assisting / Banking engine to the
leading engine.
(iii) Engine ready to leave loco yard after completing loco works.
(iv) Engine ready to go to loco yard.
(b) On run -
(i) Assistance of other engine not required.
(ii) Acknowledgement by the driver of Assisting/Banking engine that
assistance stopped.
WHISTLE CODE
Sl. Code of
No. Engine Indication
whistle
2. 0 ------ Assistance required from the trailing loco.
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(One short, One
long)
3. 00 (a) Call for Guard’s signal.
(Two short (b) Signals not exchanged by Guard.
(c) Signals not exchanged by station staff.
4. ------0 (a) Guard to release brakes.
(One long, One (b) Before starting engine or a train from station / mid section.
short) (c) Main line clear after backing into siding.
WHISTLE CODE
Sl. Code of Engine
No. whistle Indication
5. 000 (a) Guard to apply brakes.
(Three short) (b) Train is out of control, Guard to assist.
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6.. 0000 (a) Train cannot proceed on account of accident, failure or
(Four short) obstruction or other exceptional cause.
(b) Protect train, in rear
7. ------ ------- Opening the circuit breaker (DJ).
0
(Two long, One
short)
WHISTLE CODE
Sl. Code of Engine
No. whistle Indication
8. -------- -------00 Call for Guard to come to engine.
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(Two long, Two short)
9. 0--------0 (a) Token not received.
(One short, (b) Token missed.
OneLong & One short) (c) with wrong authority to proceed.
(d) Passing stop signal at ON on proper authority.
WHISTLE CODE
Sl. Code of Engine
No. whistle Indication
10. ----- a) Before starting vacuum recreated on ghat section remove
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(One long) sprag.
b) Passing an automatic stop signal or a permissive stop
signal at ON.
c) Passing an intermediate block stop signal at ON when the
telephone provided on the Signal post is out of order and
the driver is thus unable to contact station in rear.
d) On run acknowledgement of Guard’s signal.
WHISTLE CODE
Sl. Code of Engine
No. whistle Indication
11. ----------- a) Approaching level crossing or tunnel or area of restricted
(One continuous visibility or curves or cutting or site of accident or when in
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long) consequence of fog, storm or any other reason the view of
signals is obstructed.
b) Recall railway servant, protecting train in rear.
c) Material train ready to leave.
d) Running through a station,
e) Approaching a stop signal at ‘ON’.
f) Detained at a stop signal
g) Intermediate Block signal at ‘ON’
WHISTLE CODE
Sl. Code of Engine
No. whistle Indication
12. -------0------- a) Train parting/train arriving incomplete.
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0 b) Train arriving incomplete.
(One long,
One short,
One long &
One short)
13. 00----- (a) Alarm chain pulled.
(Two short, One (b) Insufficient vacuum in engine.
long) (c) Guard applies vacuum brake.
(d) Intercommunication apparatus used.
WHISTLE CODE
Sl. Code of Engine
No. whistle Indication
14. ------- ------- Raise pantograph.
(Two long) (To be acknowledged by the other engine.)
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15. --------0----- Lower Pantograph
-- (To be acknowledged by the other engine.)
(One long,
One short,
One long)
16. ------------00 (a) Signal arm lowered but light extinguished.
(One long, (b) Signal arm improperly insufficiently taken off.
Two short ) (c) Defective Signal.
WHISTLE CODE
Sl. Code of Engine
No. whistle Indication
17. ----- ---- --- Fouling mark not clear.
--
(Three long)
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18. 0000000000 a) Apprehension of danger.
(Frequently b) Danger signal to the driver of an approaching train whose path is
fouled or obstructed for any reason.
continuous short) c) While working on a single line section during total failure of
communication or when single line working is introduced on a double
line section.
d) Moving in a wrong direction on a double line or against the signal
direction in the Automatic Block signalling territory or against the
established direction in the Absolute permissible block signalling
territory.
Dhananjay Kumar Singh
Instructor Transportation
ZRTI /Bhuli