What does locomotive switching mean?
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Locomotive switching refers to the operation of changing the lead locomotive. The arriving locomotive first uncouples, moves forward 5 meters to stop, or leaves the train storage track via a fixed route to proceed to the locomotive running track or waiting track. Subsequently, the departing locomotive follows a fixed route to enter the train storage track and couples to the train. The process of the locomotive changing direction by switching ends is also considered locomotive switching. During locomotive switching, passengers remain in the train cars, and anti-rolling measures must be thoroughly implemented. Relevant information is as follows: 1. Changing the locomotive head: The railway system is managed in segments, so most equipment, including locomotives, is also segmented. Different sections are the responsibility of different locomotive depots and railway bureaus, each using their own locomotives and crew. When trains cross bureau boundaries, the locomotive head must be changed at the junction station. 2. Changing the crew: However, some express trains (such as certain express or direct trains, or the Z-series direct trains added during the Spring Festival travel season) need to minimize station dwell time and will directly change the locomotive crew at intermediate stations without changing the train.
