Isitimela sisebenza kanjani?
Isebenza Kanjani I - Electric Locomotive: Izitimela ezisebenza ngogesi zisebenzisa ugesi ovela ezintanjeni eziphezulu ukuze ziguqule amandla kagesi abe amandla omshini, okuzenza zibe lula, zisheshe futhi zibe buthule kunezinjini ezisebenza ngesitimu noma ngodizili.   Isebenza Kanjani I-diesel Locomotive: Izitimela ezisebenza ngogesi zikaphethiloli zinikeza izindleko eziphansi zokuqala nokuthembeka okuthuthukisiwe.  Amasondo esitimela anesimo se-conic, okuwavumela ukuba ahambe ibanga elide kuyilapho ejika ngejubane elifanayo nelesondo elingaphakathi. Isondo elingakwesobunxele libekwe kude nendawo ye-eksisi kunelilungile, okuyinzuzo ekusimameni nasekududuzeni kwabagibeli. Izitimela zinamajika abanzi ngenxa "ye-flange" yamasondo anciphisa ukunyakaza kwe-lateral. Ibanga phakathi kwezitimela kufanele libe likhulu kunama-flanges esondo ukuvumela amasondo ukuba ahambe emaceleni emajika, anciphise ukusebenza kahle nokunethezeka. "I-nominal gauge" yesitimela ichazwa njengengxenye eqondile futhi yenziwe ibe banzi ngamajika ukuze isitimela sikwazi ukugoba.