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Railway brake

A railway brake is a type of brake used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration, control acceleration (downhill) or to keep them immobile when parked. While the basic principle is similar to that on road vehicle usage, operational features are more complex because of the need to control multiple linked carriages and to be effective on…

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Railway brake

Nodes103
Edges102
Triples20
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019417
Components1

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Railway brake

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related to Further reading · 7
Railway brake → Britain History, Covering, Marsh, Part, Railway, Sharpe, The
related to Heberlein brake · 5
Railway brake → Germany, Heberlein, The, This, Train
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Railway brake → type of brake used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration
related to Types · 1
Railway brake → This

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brakes brake train air vacuum system used trains braking vehicles railway pressure locomotive pipe control continuous wagons vehicle applied railways

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Railway brakeis atype of brake used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration0.90text
the Gare de Lyon accident.The standard Westinghouse Air Brake has the additional enhancement of a triple valveinstance ofthough faulty closure of hose taps can lead to accidents0.80text
a local reservoir on each wagoninstance ofthough faulty closure of hose taps can lead to accidents0.80text
enabling the brakes to be applied fully with only a slight reduction in air pressureinstance ofthough faulty closure of hose taps can lead to accidents0.80text
reducing the time that it takes to release the brakes as not all pressure is voided to the atmosphere.Non-automatic brakes still have a role on enginesinstance ofthough faulty closure of hose taps can lead to accidents0.80text
first few wagonsinstance ofthough faulty closure of hose taps can lead to accidents0.80text
as they can be used to control the whole train without having to apply the automatic brakesinstance ofthough faulty closure of hose taps can lead to accidents0.80text
Railway brakerelated to Further readingMarsh0.60section
Railway brakerelated to Further readingSharpe0.60section
Railway brakerelated to Further readingThe0.60section
Railway brakerelated to Further readingPart0.60section
Railway brakerelated to Further readingRailway0.60section

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