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Blog Entry# 3387836
Posted: May 06 2018 (18:54)

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May 06 2018 (18:54)  
Senthil
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Why is the rear pantograph up and not the front one?
From what some explained - if the front one is up, then the sparks keep falling on top of the front cabin and heats up the cabin. So the rear is up.
Not sure if that is right, since I don't know how much sparks keep falling.
But that's one explanation
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May 06 2018 (19:10)
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Pull and push concept is used for locomotive.
Various reasons may exist behind it. But the main reason is that When you pull some thing towards your direction more power is required with high friction.
But when you push some thing from behind ,friction is comparitively lower then pulling.
In case of locomotive Front panto means
Pulling
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(High Friction) & Rear panto means Pushing (comparitively lower then pulling).
Correct me If Wrogn.

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