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[quote user="RME"]While we are on the 'European side of the pond' -- are those nose steps explicitly provided in any 'domestic' Vossloh/Stadler versions of the carbody, and what are they used for if so?[/quote] The European Vossloh locomotives have nose steps Euro 4000: <a href="http://www.bahnbilder.de/1024/diese-vossloh-euro-4000-franz-483032.jpg">http://www.bahnbilder.de/1024/diese-vossloh-euro-4000-franz-483032.jpg</a> Eurolight: <a href="http://www.mainlinediesels.net/index.php?nav=1000090&lang=en&file=vl_2603_61&action=image">http://www.mainlinediesels.net/index.php?nav=1000090&lang=en&file=vl_2603_61&action=image</a> Class 68: <a href="http://www.greatbritishrailworks.co.uk/class68crg">http://www.greatbritishrailworks.co.uk/class68crg</a> derivative of Eurolight. I don't know if all got these steps. Here is a photo of a DB class 120, a high-speed (125 mph) Intercity (IC) locomotive:  <a href="http://www.bahnbilder.de/bilder/db-br-120-121-9-brachte-7033.jpgÂ">http://www.bahnbilder.de/bilder/db-br-120-121-9-brachte-7033.jpg </a> Or class 101 (137 mph): <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Baureihe_101_092-5.jpg">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Baureihe_101_092-5.jpg</a> Looks like a kind of European standard, but I'm not sure as there are pure passenger train locomotives without. Both BR classes were designed as all-purpose locomotives for fast Intercity passenger and fast freight trains (100 mph). Regards,Volker Correction: the front steps on the linked European locomotives are not for travelling on the locomotive. They are required by the employer's liability insurance association for safe access to the windshields for cleaning purposes.
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