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Blog Entry# 1299136
Posted: Dec 06 2014 (22:12)

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Dec 06 2014 (22:12)  
 
arvind kumar~
arvind kumar~   2279 blog posts
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Frds...y front panto is use instead of rear panto in winter???
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Dec 07 2014 (07:46)
Anil Kumar Garg   24032 blog posts
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During winters, frost is a major problem. When the front panto is raised, it looks like this.. ">".. Now, any frost on the wires will be brushed aside by the panto in the forward direction, and the frost drops/particles will land outside the loco. However, if the rear panto is raised, it looks like "<", and here the frost particles will get deposited on the roof of the loco, which contains DBR and other valuable equipment. There is a risk of them getting damaged due to the frost deposited by the brushing action of the rear panto. For this reason, front panto is used in winter. However, this by no means is a convincing explanation, and it cannot explain why front panto is not used in rainy season. This is a subject of intense debate, and we have not found any satisfactory explanation from even 2-3 loco pilots, with whom we...
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have spoken. In fact, one may spot electric locos with rear pantos also in winter, though that's quite rare.
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