Brief description of Marchais rail brake in use on French National Railways; brake is hydraulically operated, and braking effort is made proportional to weight of cars; brakes are lubricated on Tecalemit system and are controlled from small levers in cabin; diagrams given. From Revue generale des Chemins de Fer, date not specified.


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    Title :

    Rail brakes for shunting yards


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 76 , n 13-14


    Publication date :

    1942


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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