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Record 1 2019-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Railroad Stations
  • Shunting Operations (Railroads)
CONT

Retarders are widely used in railroad marshalling yards to control the speed of the cars as they are being directed to the desired track and location. … Weight-responsive retarders … provide an amount of braking power proportional to the weight of the rail car.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
  • Gares ferroviaires
  • Triage (Chemins de fer)
OBS

Freinage proportionnel au poids [du wagon].

Spanish

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