spudfan Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 No doubt things have changed slightly with the latest diesels but very interesting short film. Driving The Train 1959 | Documentary | Talking Pictures TV (tptvencore.co.uk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commerlad Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Watched when aired live. Instantly knew had travelled on that unit from the number as it was one of the regulars on the Sheffield to Skegness run. Proved right when at the end it pulled up at Skegness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 22/3/2023 at 11:46 PM, spudfan said: No doubt things have changed slightly with the latest diesels but very interesting short film. Driving The Train 1959 | Documentary | Talking Pictures TV (tptvencore.co.uk) DMU. Have not yet found a good video on how to drive EMD diesel locos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 16 minutes ago, Noel said: DMU. Have not yet found a good video on how to drive EMD diesel locos. And why do you need to know how to drive an EMD loco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said: And why do you need to know how to drive an EMD loco Just curious to understand how the brakes and notching are properly managed on a train. I get the basic controls seem to be: Throttle notch controls 1-8 Direction lever Loco Braking Train Braking Watching old IRRS and RPSI videos of cab rides there seems to be a sort of choreography of nudging the brake handle and notch controls, just curious to know what's going on and why. It seems obvious very different to driving a HGV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchline121 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 On 30/3/2023 at 6:08 PM, Noel said: Just curious to understand how the brakes and notching are properly managed on a train. I get the basic controls seem to be: Throttle notch controls 1-8 Direction lever Loco Braking Train Braking Watching old IRRS and RPSI videos of cab rides there seems to be a sort of choreography of nudging the brake handle and notch controls, just curious to know what's going on and why. It seems obvious very different to driving a HGV. Playing Train Simulators a good bit, I’ve learned setting up a standard American EMD consists of starting the engine, flicking on yer ‘Engine Run’, ‘Field Generator’ and ‘Fuel Pump’ on. All you have to do then is set the cut-off and MU-2A valves, charge the automatic brake by using the handbrake until you got ~90 PSI, set the reverser forward (or backward), then put throttle up (not too high or you’ll put stress on the engine) and you get your loco moving! Simple! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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