Full size mock-up constructed of steam locomotive cab to be built in 1951, shows all relevant controls and fittings to be handled by driver and fireman; design provides locomotive cab in which driver is protected from weather and all controls are placed so they can be operated without driver leaving seat or taking eyes off track ahead; cab is secured to boiler instead of main frame.


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    Title :

    Standardisation of British railways locomotive cabs and controls


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 91 , n 25


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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