Inversnecky
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Can someone please explain to me about the technicalities of this. How does the driver ensure both locos are going at the same speed?
Presumably the second engine is controlled by the driver: but are the two linked so number two mirrors the speed or revs of the first? Or does each loco have its own driver?
What about variations in power, where settings are thought to be the same, yet one loco is outputting slightly more/less power than the other?
Thinking of banking, potentially you could have a rear loco pushing more than the front one is pulling, possibly causing a derailment.
Since this doesn’t happen, I’d appreciate hearing from those who knows how it all works in practice.
Presumably the second engine is controlled by the driver: but are the two linked so number two mirrors the speed or revs of the first? Or does each loco have its own driver?
What about variations in power, where settings are thought to be the same, yet one loco is outputting slightly more/less power than the other?
Thinking of banking, potentially you could have a rear loco pushing more than the front one is pulling, possibly causing a derailment.
Since this doesn’t happen, I’d appreciate hearing from those who knows how it all works in practice.