The single cab of loco 503 of RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun) seen from the
right side. There is one central control desk (in the foreground) for driving
forward, and two lateral control desks (the left one visible in the background)
in the extensions of the cab for driving backwards (pushing the train). The two
levers at the far edge of the central desk allow provisional forward operation
using the lateral seat, this might be useful for shunting. The picture was taken
at the opencast mine Garzweiler (north west of Cologne) on 12 August 2007, at a
rail vehicle exhibition in the course of an open day. In the background is a
special train which came from the RIM (Rheinisches Industriebahn-Museum), it's
loco used to work at the power station Frimmersdorf close to Garzweiler in the
past.
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Digital photo by
<a href="http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/christoph.schmitz2/index.html">Christoph
Schmitz</a>
(<a href="mailto:christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de">christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de</a>)