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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Rustyrex</i> <br /><br />I was recently viewing Railpictures.net and came across a PKP Polish State Railways ET40-04. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=76097 <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />That is not a steering wheel. I think that in american terminology it would be called "shunting circuits" - eg - system to switch traction motors between several serial/parallel configurations and in the same time controlling resistances that control speed of the loco. <br /> <br />Basicly it can be considered throttle, but also - it is vital for starting heavy trains... <br /> <br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>originally posted by edblysard</i>Besides...it a polish locomotive...why not use a steering wheel for a throttle?[/quote] <br /> <br />Cough, cough. Nasty cold, nasty I tell ya...
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