The rotary switch with the yellow label is the headlight switch The partially visible black rotary switch next to the headlight switch is used to dim the headlight. Note the throttle with the black grip, that is currently locked in the zero position The oval slot below the throttle is for the 'reverser' handle. The handle has been removed and kept in a cupboard in the short hood as the loco is presently 'stabled' and 'secured'. Each loco has only one set of removable brake handles and reverser, thereby ensuring that only one control stand can be used at any given time. Note the 'cotton waste' tucked between the brake valves.
Many drivers habitually carry a piece of cotton waste in their palms all the time.
Note the wiper blade on the windscreen Note the spool valve for operating the wiper set in the short hood door and its air hose to the left of the picture. View from a long hood leading Pune WDM2 between Daund and Kurduwadi in 1996. The alarm bell above the windscreen sounds in event of engine trouble like overspeeding, hot water alarm or low oil pressure trip. One horn trumpet is partially visible near the top of the windshield. Note the 'caution order' stuck in between the loose metal sheets of the control stand.