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APT with hydrokinetic braking, specification for auxiliary friction brake (IM-BA-027)

Last updated on 06 December 2013 11:31

The APT has been designed to have one hydrokinetic brake unit per axle, with auxiliary friction brake acting on the wheel treads, using two composition blocks per wheel. The auxiliary brake performance specification is :- For 113.5 UN axle load; brake acting alone to produce 10% retardation at zero...

Author(s): Peacock D.W.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1970

United Kingdom

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