FestiSpeak

This table lists communications of various kinds that may be useful in operating a railway in a certain bilingual locality. It is a combination of things from Wales and N S Wales.

Warning

The following table is not necessarily verified or complete.

RailSpeak

N	English.EN (___).WL Londonish	Welsh.WL (___).WL Cardiffish	Word/Phrase	gair/ymadrodd	Bell Code Côd y Gloch	Telegraph.EN (___).WL	Whistle Code	Remarks.EN (___).WL
101	Obstruction Danger				xxxxxx 6 bells			Danger
102	Train running away on single line				xxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx 4-5-5 bells			Danger
103	Obstruction Livestock							LSC
105	Hot weather					WOLO		Speed Restriction due to heat which may buckle rails, or tangle OHW
210	Red		Red	coch				RYG
211	Yellow Amber Orange		Yellow	melyn				RYG
212	Green		Green	gwyrdd				RYG
301	Up (to Blaneau Festiniog)		Up	i fyny				W
302	Down (to Portmadoc)		Down	i lawr				Q
311	Stop Halt							P
312	Caution							R
313	Go Proceed							E
221	Train departed				xx 2 bells			F1
222	Train arrived				xx-x 2-1 bells			F2
990	Give matter special attention					WAXY		E3
991	Arrange and advise all concerned					ZEBU		E4
999								D

Asking for trouble?

Are there safeworking-like words in English that sound like words in Welsh that have opposite or contradictory meanings, and vice versa?

Examples

Most words for "No" seem to start with "N": No, Negative, Non (French), Nein (German), Nyet (Russian).

An exception is Greek where "Nee" means "Yes".

Prohibition against Welsh

LNWR reported to have instituted dismissal of employees who cannot speak English, such as Welsh-only speakers. LNWR has several main lines and branches in Wales.

See also

• FR Glossary
• Nicknames
• Day Log/1895-01-12 - language prohibition.

External links

• Railway block code
• N.S. Wales Telegraphic code
• Seaspeak
• Google Translate - may jumble words if attempt is made to translate more than one word at a time.