Railway brake

A traditional clasp brake: the brake shoe (brown) bears on the surface (tyre) of the wheel (red), and is operated by the levers (grey) on the left

The braking system of the 1873 year steam locomotive

Rotair Valve Westinghouse Air brake Company[4]

Loco from Uganda with Norwegian (Meatchopper) couplings and brake hose. Because the hose is small in diameter, it is suspected that these are air brakes.

Brakes are used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration, control acceleration (downhill) or to keep them standing when parked. While the basic principle is familiar from road vehicle usage, operational features are more complex because of the need to control multiple linked carriages and to be effective on vehicles left without a prime mover. Clasp brakes are one type of brakes historically used on trains.

单词	Locomotive brake
释义	Locomotive brake 英语百科 Railway brake Brakes are used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration, control acceleration (downhill) or to keep them standing when parked. While the basic principle is familiar from road vehicle usage, operational features are more complex because of the need to control multiple linked carriages and to be effective on vehicles left without a prime mover. Clasp brakes are one type of brakes historically used on trains.
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Locomotive brake

Railway brake