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Anyone actually run one of these things in a museum someplace?
I need to know three things:
1.) Inside the cab, how large is the "transmission hump" or other structure covering the back of the engine and / or transmission, and how is the seating for the engineman (and any other crew seats) arranged ...
2.) In the mechanical version (as in, not a hydraulic drive, but an actual transmission with gears and clutch) how many speeds does the locomotive have, and is it something that's generally shifted like a road vehicle, or is it something where the range is picked first and then stayed with until the locomotive is stopped again?
3.) How are the basic controls laid out in the cab? I'm sure there's a clutch lever of some kind, and a throttle ... is there also a "traditional" gear shift and reversing lever like a motor hand car has, or is it done differently?
I've run diesel electric and diesel hydraulic, but the gas/diesel mechanical isn't something I have first hand experience with.
Matthew (OV)
I need to know three things:
1.) Inside the cab, how large is the "transmission hump" or other structure covering the back of the engine and / or transmission, and how is the seating for the engineman (and any other crew seats) arranged ...
2.) In the mechanical version (as in, not a hydraulic drive, but an actual transmission with gears and clutch) how many speeds does the locomotive have, and is it something that's generally shifted like a road vehicle, or is it something where the range is picked first and then stayed with until the locomotive is stopped again?
3.) How are the basic controls laid out in the cab? I'm sure there's a clutch lever of some kind, and a throttle ... is there also a "traditional" gear shift and reversing lever like a motor hand car has, or is it done differently?
I've run diesel electric and diesel hydraulic, but the gas/diesel mechanical isn't something I have first hand experience with.
Matthew (OV)