DB standard driver's cab
The unit driver's cab is a created by the former German Federal Railroad standard for the arrangement of the control in a train driver's cab .
development
The standard driver's cab was developed under the name "Integrated driver's cab" for the electric locomotive of the DB class 111 . The findings of the work ergonomics at that time were taken into account. Later, the driver's desk was also used in the control car of type Bxf 796, the 120 series and in the ICE 1 and thus became a standard driver's cab.
construction
The central element of the standard driver's cab is the modular driver's cab display (MFA) . It combines the tachometer, traction / braking force display, LZB as well as indicator lights in the driver's central field of vision , which were arranged at locations further apart in earlier driver's cabs . The space for the timetable documents is also centrally located in front of the operator (due to the changeover to the electronic book timetable EBuLa , which requires space for a screen, this is no longer the norm today). The pulling force is no longer set using a handwheel that was common in earlier driver's cabs, but rather a lever that is operated with the left hand. The lever offers the possibility of pre-selection of the tractive force and contains an up-down control for non-continuously variable traction vehicles . A lever for preselecting the speed of a possibly existing automatic travel brake control (AFB) can be located to the left of the traction control . On the right-hand side of the driver's desk there are display and operating instruments for the braking system. On the driver's desk there are two groups with switches that are required during the journey. These are the switches for lighting and sanding directly below the MFA as well as the safety-relevant switches for punctual train control, main switch and pantograph to the left of the drive switch. Further switching elements are arranged to the left and right of the foot niche of the driver's seat to maintain an overview, including the switches for windshield wipers and driver's cab heating.
Further development
A further development of the DB standard driver's cab is the European Driver's Desk (EUDD), which was developed between 2001 and 2003.