Trouble Shooting -SUB SYSTEM – 18 FLG 2 – ACT (RS) – ABB Loco (English) (Part – B)

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What sorts of lights do locomotives display?
June 20, 2019

What sorts of lights do locomotives display? Headlight — All IR locomotives have headlights. Usually this is a single centrally mounted light near roof level at each end, although some locos have it at mid-level. Some of the newer locos feature twin-beam headlight fixtures. The headlights can be dimmed if needed. Steam locos had their

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Where can I find locomotives from India that have been preserved or restored outside India?
June 20, 2019

Where can I find locomotives from India that have been preserved or restored outside India? During the World Wars, many Indian locomotives were transferred to the middle East, Africa, and elsewhere to support British military efforts. Most of these locomotives of course do not survive now and may be difficult to trace. Details of these wartime

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What does ‘Bo-Bo’ or ‘Co-Co’ mean?
June 20, 2019

What does ‘Bo-Bo’ or ‘Co-Co’ mean? Diesel and electric locos' wheel arrangements are described using a system where the axles of a loco are counted, with powered axles being described using letters and the unpowered axles (if any) indicated by digits. A set of two independently powered axles on a bogie is indicated by ‘Bo’, and a set

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What do the notations such as ‘2-4-2’ mean?
June 20, 2019

What do the notations such as ‘2-4-2’ mean? Traditionally, steam locomotives have been classified by their wheel arrangements. The system most widely used was the Whyte system. In this, the loco's leading non-powered wheels, the (usually coupled) driving wheels, and the trailing non-powered wheels are indicated separately. Indian practice

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What is bio-diesel? What are bio-diesel locomotives?
June 20, 2019

What is bio-diesel? What are bio-diesel locomotives? Biodiesel is the name given to various fuels or diesel fuel mixtures that incorporate varying amounts of oils derived from plants. While in western countries interest has centred on soybean oil and other crops' oils for use in diesel engines, in India, local plants such as 'Ratanjyothi'

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What about other articulated locomotives?
June 20, 2019

What about other articulated locomotives? Other than the Garratts mentioned above a few articulated locos were used in India. Perhaps the best known are the WCG-1 (EF/1) 1.5kV DC locos ('Crocodile') and the NDM-1 dual-engined diesel loco for the Neral-Matheran hill run. The bonnets of both these types of locos were able to swivel around. Other

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