PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DRIVER'S CABS FOR DB TRACTION STOCK

The Central Management of the DB entrusted the DB Central Office, Munich, in autumn 1972 with the development of a "standard driver's cab for rail vehicles of the coming vehicle generation". It was required that these should have as far as possible the same operating and information elements for diesel and electric traction, and take account of the newest ergonomic findings. The equipment for preliminary operational tests was installed in the control car of a push-pull train. Already in December 1974 the first locomotive of the new Class 111 went into operation with the new driver's cab. The article describes the planning, development and construction of the new cab as adopted for the Class 111 electric locomotive.

• Corporate Authors:

  Hestra Verlag

  Holzhofallee 33, Postfach 4244
  6100 Darmstadt 1,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Strecker, H
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Hestra Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cabs (Vehicle compartments); Control devices; Design; Diesel locomotives; Electric locomotives; Ergonomics; Human factors; Locomotive engineers; Locomotive operation; Locomotives; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Locomotive cab design; Locomotive controls; Locomotive design; Locomotive engineer's tasks
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157712
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM