Upgrade (railway)
Upgrading a locomotive in the designated railway - technical language required before beginning a mission work. The work after the end of the mission is called dismantling . The official name is preparatory service , the work steps are described in detail in the so-called partial working directory V1 / V2 for each locomotive.
In the case of steam locomotives , upgrading was a process that lasted several hours, which, in addition to many control work such as regulator checks, leakage checks, checking the operating equipment, checking for damage and a brake test, also included heating up the locomotive and lubricating all lubrication points.
When upgrading diesel and electric locomotives , in addition to various tests, above all Sifa , Indusi and other devices are switched on, the pressure for the brake is built up, the pantograph is applied and the diesel engine is started.
Upgraded parking
Under an upgraded stopping the operation state is for electric locomotives and - railcar understood in which, although this parked, d. H. not in use and unoccupied but still upgraded, d. H. the energy supply is switched on and auxiliary services such as compressed air generation are active. The vehicles can be recognized by the raised pantograph .
Upgraded parking offers particular advantages when traction vehicles are parked together with the rolling stock or with multiple units and multiple units , since the passenger compartments can be kept warm or preheated via the power supply of the traction vehicle.
Individual traction vehicles are usually also parked in an upgraded form in winter, as this ensures that they can still be operated despite low temperatures.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ This is how the depot works , pp. 142–148.
- ^ Profession train driver , pp. 57–71.
- ↑ V1 partial working directory for Elok BR 140
- ↑ V1 part of the working directory for diesel locomotive 290/291
- ↑ SBB catches German rail chaos. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . December 27, 2010, accessed October 15, 2011 .