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RWE Rheinbraun 503 Neurath, 25-09-2008. © Eddy Konijnendijk.

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RWE Rheinbraun 733 Neurath, 25-09-2008. © Eddy Konijnendijk.

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Heavy eight-axled dump-car 986 by Rheinbraun (lignite surface mines between Aachen and Cologne). Fix consists of this cars are operated in push-pull-service. Seen near Frimmersdorf on 21st of July 2007. Photo ©Arnim v. Herff

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504 of RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun) is about to reach the power station of Neurath (north west of Cologne) with a pushed coal train on 8 July 2007. The loco has only one cab, at the end that is not adjacent to the train, with extensions on both side which protrude the loading gauge of the cars. Sitting in one of the extensions, the driver can look along the train to see the signals. Special distant signal repeaters (fitted with a white-black-white post plate and the same identifier as the associated main signal) are placed at the locations where the loco of a pushed train has to stop in order not to overrun the main signal with the train. The signal visible from the back at the other track is such a repeater. It belongs to the left entrance signal (of the dead-end station where the coal is dumped into the bunker), it's counterpart on the right track is covered by the train. Note the device attached to the front of the first car on the right side (in the direction of travel). It contains (from top to bottom) a white headlight (on), a red backlight (off) and a loudspeaker that emits an interrupted acoustic signal whenever the train is moving in this direction. Usual trains have 14 cars carrying a total of 1260 t of coal. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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509 of RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun) is about to reach the power station of Neurath (north west of Cologne) with a pushed coal train on 8 July 2007. The loco has only one cab, at the end that is not adjacent to the train, with extensions on both side which protrude the loading gauge of the cars (what is clearly visible in the picture). Sitting in one of the extensions, the driver can look along the train to see the signals. Note the device attached to the front of the first car on the right side (in the direction of travel). It contains (from top to bottom) a white headlight (on), a red backlight (off) and a loudspeaker that emits an interrupted acoustic signal whenever the train is moving in this direction. Usual trains have 14 cars (this one seems to have just 13) carrying a total of 1260 t of coal. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz

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546 of RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun) reaches the power station of Neurath (north west of Cologne) with a pushed coal train on 8 July 2007. The loco has only one cab, at the end that is not adjacent to the train, with extensions on both side which protrude the loading gauge of the cars. Sitting in one of the extensions, the driver can look along the train to see the signals. Usual trains have 14 cars (this one seems to have just 13) carrying a total of 1260 t of coal. Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz