System devised by RABOURDIN, of Chemins de Fer de l'Est; complete "R apparatus" is electrically controlled and entirely automatic in action, but can be varied in setting to allow for atmospheric conditions; comprises number of braking elements placed one after the other at entrance to each siding.


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    Title :

    "R apparatus" for automatic braking of wagons in Hupp Marshalling Yards


    Additional title:

    Ry Engr


    Published in:

    Railway Engineer ; 54 , n 635


    Publication date :

    1932


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :





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