Cab (locomotive)

The cab ( cab ) of a rail vehicle means the space or room for the driver. It contains those controls that are necessary for operation of the vehicle.

A cab is now generally configured as either a cab or run as part of the superstructure. This is especially true for modern locomotives, which are mainly cabs each located at the ends of vehicles. Locomotives used for shunting duties are often performed with a central cab.

To protect the crew from the adverse weather conditions, the cabs of locomotives especially with higher driving speed has been increasingly equipped with a roof and protection walls, as can be seen in the documented about rebuilding the American locomotive John Bull. There the attached tank - wagon or tender has been equipped by the railway company with a booth and their umbrella preferred to above the driver's cab. In the fast-moving Crampton locomotives around 1850 in Europe a poor wind screen was nevertheless already set before the cab.

In Germany the Saxon railway director and writer Max Maria von Weber introduced the closed cab. By 1950, however, was in the railway directorates of the German-speaking countries still consider that a standing posture is essential in order to increase the attention. Common occupational diseases were therefore next to rheumatism in the steam engine drivers who sit for a better view out the window had also worn out knee joints at the E- train drivers. This changed - with few exceptions - until the construction of the German unit electric locomotives, which were first equipped with seats. Meanwhile, however, by technical means on the safety control mechanism to ensure the attention of the engineer was possible.

Cabs of trams are - unlike the past - today often separated from the passenger compartment to allow the driver 's undivided attention for his work; However, the passenger eye contact has mostly still on track. When driving and driving trailers from U-, S -and full tracks a few years ago the cab was completely separated from the passenger compartment. Only recently, it is customary to let the passenger interested to participate in the distance observation; Examples are the InterCity control cars and ICE 3 trains of the DB. In the latter, the glass partition can be electrically dimmed behind the cab to prevent, in certain situations your sight ( ICE Lounge ).

Cab (locomotive)

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