PROBLEMS IN RUNNING BRAKED AND UNBRAKED TRAINS

Acknowledgment is made of a paper presented at a technical meeting in 1944 on brake equipment and tests. This is an account of the highly specialized equipment that was developed by the Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd., to provide a complete braking installation capable of dealing with every kind of service demand.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1944-6-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 588-589
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 80

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air brakes; Brakes; Braking; Locomotives; Stresses; Technology; Trucks; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Brake design; Braking systems
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037970
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM