Forlygter og kabinelys

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Motoriserede jernbanekøretøjer har kraftige forlygter, der hjælper Lokofører med at se i mørket. De betjenes normalt af kontakter, der findes i førerhuse. I dagslys foreslås det, at forlygter indstilles til den svage "kørende" position, mens de i nat og i tunneler formodes at være i positionerne "nærlys" eller "fjernlys", afhængigt af sigtbarheden udenfor. Brug af fjernlys i befolkede områder frarådes.

Køretøjer har typisk også indstillinger til at belyse målere eller førerhuse. På andre skal der bruges lanterne.

I nødstilfælde, for eksempel hvis forlygter går i stykker på grund af karosseriskade, kan en hættemonteret lommelygte bruges til at oplyse vejen.

Afhængigt af indstillingerne for sessionens sværhedsgrad er det muligt for forlygterne at indstilles automatisk i henhold til tidspunktet på dagen og vejrforholdene.

For vehicles that don’t have integrated taillights, such as a car at the end of a train, or a steam locomotive, an end-of-train (EOT) lantern should be mounted on its coupler .

At daytime the headlights are suggested to be set to the dim "running" position in the direction of movement, whereas at nighttime and in tunnels they are supposed to be in the "low beam" or "high beam" positions, depending on the visibility outside. Using high beams in populated areas is discouraged.

The taillights intensity is suggested to be set to match the headlights intensity, or to the closest equivalent.

It is possible to enable headlights in both directions of a vehicle, which is practical when shunting .

In case of necessity, for example if headlights are broken due to body damage , or due to a leading vehicle not having integrated headlights, a flashlight can be used to illuminate the way and make the vehicle visible.

Custom headlights, taillights, and other types of lights, can also be bought in shops , and installed as gadgets .

Vehicles typically also feature settings to illuminate the gauges or cabs. On others, there's an option of manually placing a lantern , possibly hung from the ceiling .

As lights run on electricity , they require respective breakers to be enabled.