The auxiliary driver's console in the rear of tramcar 3764, seen on 22 July
2006. On this day the farewell of the eight-axled tramcars was celebrated with
special trains from Neumarkt to Junkersdorf and to Poll, and a parade of four
cars from Neumarkt to the West depot in the evening. As the eight axled cars are
one-way vehicles, they do not have a rear cab, only this small console. On the
right a traction/brake lever can be attached, it has six positions.
"Schnell-Bremsen" ("quick braking") possibly activates the electromagnetic rail
brake, while "Halten" ("stop") and "Lösen" ("release") should relate to the
solenoid brake. "Fahren 1" ("drive 1"), "Fahren 2" and "Fahren 3" are obviously
running notches. Moreover there is a switch ("Richt-Anzeiger") and a control
lamp ("Blinker") for the blinkers, and a push-button for the emergency brake
("Notbremse").
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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>)