The safety drive circuit, or Sifa for short, is a device that is installed on traction vehicles. It can bring a train to a halt by emergency braking if the driver becomes incapable of acting during the journey, e.g. if he loses consciousness. Sifa supplements the externally acting train control systems, such as PZB (Point Control System), LZB (Line Control System) or ETCS (European…

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JTNDaDElM0VEQiUyMENsYXNzJTIwViUyMDEwMCUyMC0lMjBMb2NvbW90aXZlJTIwd2l0aCUyMGRpZXNlbC1oeWRyYXVsaWMlMjBkcml2ZSUzQyUyRmgxJTNF Class V 100 - the replacement of the steam locomotive series The diesel locomotive DB Class V 100 is a locomotive with a diesel-hydraulic drive. The class V 100 was put into service by Deutsche Bahn at the end of the 1950s and partially replaced the outdated…

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JTNDaDElM0VFLUxvayUyMEJSJTIwMTIwJTIwLSUyMGRpZSUyMGVyc3RlJTIwaW4lMjBTZXJpZSUyMGdlYmF1dGUlMjBEcmVoc3Ryb20tTG9rJTNDJTJGaDElM0U= E-Lok BR 120 - Drehstromlok im Hochleistungsbereich Die E-Lok BR 120 ist eine Elektrolokomotive der Deutschen Bahn und ist die erste in Serie gebaute Drehstromlok im Hochleistungsbereich. Diese Baureihe ist durch die Verwendung eines Umrichters in…