Year | 2023 |
Date | 19-May |
Volume | 230 |
Issue | 4,717 |
Page | 672 |
Category | Railway |
Part | 1 |
Title | Railway Braking for Model Engineers |
Author | Bob Bramson |
Notes | Explains the important business of bringing trains to a halt in a controlled manner. Introduction, why adopt power braking? The rules, brake system continuity, braking principles, friction, the benefit of scale, brake systems, brake diagram for a trailer vehicle, vacuum brake system for a miniature steam locomotive, a simple brake system for an IC powered locomotive |