(For Loco Database) YDM-4 #6543 of KTM (Keretapi Tanah Melayu, Malayan Railways) sandwiched between the two power generator cars, one belonging to the 'Ekspres Rakyat' (right) and the other belonging to the slow passenger. It will run in this combination until Johor Bahru. (M. S. M. Saifullah)

Date: 2009-12-31
Owner: M S M Saifullah
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KTM4_6543
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Make Canon Model Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Aperture Value f/3.2 Color Space sRGB
Flash No Flash ISO 200
Metering Mode Multi-Segment Shutter Speed Value 1/80 sec
Digital Zoom Ratio 1 Date/Time 2009 Dec 31 08:10:45 +0000
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One can have MU cables running along the length of the train(e.g. Saptagiri , EMUs) but locotrol is better.
Posted by Ashwanth on 2010 Jan 11 10:53:32 +0000
guys.. read the caption first ;-)
Posted by Vivek Pillay (Oldman) on 2010 Jan 10 18:53:39 +0000
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One cannot have a MU jumper cable running the length of many coaches. It would create a lag in powering and could lead to rake parting. But there is another technology wherein the loco in the middle is controlled trough signals instead of the MU cable. ...
Posted by Ramdev Gowda on 2010 Jan 10 16:22:25 +0000
Do they have seperate crew here, or is the loco MU'd with cables running through coaches.
Posted by Rahul Rao on 2010 Jan 10 11:30:13 +0000
Why do they have a loco placed in the middle of the rake.

Rahul
Posted by Rahul Rao on 2010 Jan 10 11:24:06 +0000
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