While traveling in Essen U-bahn i saw this grainy or sort of sand thing. Do you know what that is and what’s the use?
by Rattlesnake0816
While traveling in Essen U-bahn i saw this grainy or sort of sand thing. Do you know what that is and what’s the use?
by Rattlesnake0816
21 comments
It’s sand. When the train has to stop, a bit of sand is put in front of the wheels so that the train doesn’t start sliding, especially if the tracks are wet.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_(locomotive)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_(locomotive))
[sand for better braking and traction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA6NZVyuQ1s&t=185s)
POCKETSAND!!!
but like… for trains and trams
https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/1ci8sfq/whats_this_below_the_seat_in_an_u_bahn_in_nrw/
It’s kinda couvette like those for cats
In germany we say bremssand
Don’t Dead
Open Inside
Vomit bags hopefully.
Saw that design and thought “wait, isn’t it the Ruhrbahn?”
What’s up with the seat design?
Getriebesand, used for Getriebe.
Ich wohne auch in Essen, ist dieser Zug U17?
Sand.
Ruhrbahn Ehre <3
Those seats look awful
Looks like a cat litter box
This is a Schauglas for Bremssand.
It’s a box of sand, on slippy days they use the sand to cover up any delays they have.
Rice, in case you get hungry 🤤
Reibwertoptimierungsgranulat kommt durch die Reibwertoptimierungsgranulatauswurfanlage vor das Rad. Bedient mit dem Reibwertoptimierungsgranulatauswurfanlagenbedientaster
r/trains
This is sand. It pours out in front of the wheel so the wheel can get traction on steep inclines or in rainy or icy weather. The window is for maintenance personnel to easily check the level