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What's this on a drivers desk?
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swt_passenger
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Top right? It's the AWS indicator, usually referred to as a 'sunflower'. The picture looks a bit washed out, I think it should usually be more yellow than that, but then I haven't seen every system in use.
That's the indication shown when the last AWS magnet passed presented a restriction.
swtandgw
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That's definitely the AWS. The thing to the left of it is just a grille for the AWS chime and buzzer.
edwin_m
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So what's the white round thing then?
SpacePhoenix
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@sutty What class of loco/unit is the picture of the cab panel taken from?
ExRes
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It's obviously a tea bag dispenser ........
I wish I could tell you. Doing my nut trying to find the original image. I used the snipping tool to get just that part of the image.
Would make a great quiz on here, though. Guess the class by a panel of the desk.
scotraildriver
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465. (img attached)
The metal button is the AWS reset. This one protrudes a bit more than some and has a nice bright green(ish) surround.
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I'd say the surround is more yellow on the 465s. The 365s are (or were) the same, but don't have the yellow (or bright green) surround.
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Found It! It's a class 332 Heathrow Express cab. That white thing must be the AWS reset I can't see any other switch that would be suitable
I think that's possibly where you found the original photo:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MOVYEYFn5Vc/S8hZz18HMhI/AAAAAAAAABs/b_xMvNOWiO0/s1600/DSCF0054.jpg
I think that's possibly where you found the original photo:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MOVYEYFn5Vc/S8hZz18HMhI/AAAAAAAAABs/b_xMvNOWiO0/s1600/DSCF0054.jpg
The photo doesn't do the colour justice. especially as its "high vis"
Judging from the full picture posted I would certainly say (as previously stated) its the AWS reset button.
That's the one! Thank you, I remember what I was researching now. Somebody at work mentioned buffer stops and that image came up somewhere.
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