ATW, on 22 May 2019 - 06:54 AM, said:
Never heard.... What is this thing? Co Engineers never said anything about this an all I gotta watch listen for them is the alerter an button when they need a quick leak. How are we even able to check an look at back panels in need of standing up?
Here in the Netherlands, "Dead Man" devices were common on all stock except steam engines, almost since the introduction of electric and diesel trains. They came in all sorts : pedals which had to be pressed continuously, pedals which had to be pressed intermittently (guess why these replaced the pedals which had to be pressed continuously :) ), buttons and handles. All cut power and apply (full) brakes if not engaged as required.
In real life these are ofcourse important devices to ensure the train comes to a stop if anything happens to the driver (electric and diesel trains were single man operated right from the start).
But in a simulation they serve no function, so I don't think it is worth the effort to implement.
Rob Roeterdink