AIMS To determine the effects of break duration and time of break onset on the amount of sleep that locomotive engineers obtain between consecutive work periods. METHODS A total of 253 locomotive engineers (249 male, 4 female, mean age 39.7 years) participated. Data were collected at 14 rail depots, where participants drove electric or diesel locomotives; worked with another engineer or drove...

Locomotive drivers in the steam engine era were exposed to asbestos during their vocational training for two years while training in workshops. Later in their career they had exposure to coal and diesel combustion products. To assess the level of earlier exposure historical working conditions were reconstructed and hygienic conditions were measured. The average exposure to asbestos (mainly anth...

The reliability of locomotive diesel engines largely depends on a timely and objective assessment the technical condition its equipment during operation. article proposes technique for integral state quality working process in cylinder using on-board diagnostics.

The article presents a computational and experimental evaluation of the effect blended fuel on indicator values heat release characteristics diesel locomotive converted to operate according gas cycle. novelty this research is implementation method natural supply into low-pressure line with use mixing device.