It requires quite an orchestra to get a train to start; the guard blows his horn, the stationmaster rings a large bell, and the engine whistles. – Voyageur, The Railways of Greece, Railway Magazine, pejy 67, Febroary 1941
fitaovana natao ho apetraka ao am-bava sy ho fofonaina, na entin'ny etona na amin'ny alalan'ny rafitra hafa, mba hamoahana feon-tsioka
A lovely crisp exhaust: a feeling of almost unlimited power combined with complete freedom of running: and, to crown it all, a most melodious and wholly American chime whistle—these were my immediate impressions as we stormed rapidly out of Göttingen, intent on winning back some of the lost time. – P. Ransome-Wallis, Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Two, Trains Illustrated, pejy 611, Oktobra 1960
One thing I took great care to observe was obedience to the "whistle" boards which crop up with great frequency, for failure to sound the whistle, if observed by the gendarmerie, can bring about serious consequences. – ""Balmore"", Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives, Trains Illustrated, pejy 151, Martsa 1961
[...] and Temple station, which had to have a very modestly proportioned station building on the insistence of the Duke of Norfolk who owned the land on which it was built, and where the trains under the glass roof of the station were not allowed to blow their whistles, at the insistence of the barristers in the nearby Inns of Court. – Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books,, pejy 61–62, 2012
We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine.As we reached the lodge we heard the whistle, and we backed up against one side of the platform as the train pulled up at the other. – 5
We soldiers changed into our No.1 dress uniforms, Sid into his best whistle and we set off for the church. – Wally Payne, A Minority of One: A Monkey's Tale Continued, 2005
ny vava sy ny tendany, izay antsoina hoe taova fihibibibiana