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VALVE MISE ATMOSPHERE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Valve that quickly vents the brake pipe into the atmosphere during a locomotive engineer initiated emergency. It does not function when the emergency originates from the brake pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Valve qui met la conduite générale rapidement à l'atmosphère lors d'un freinage d'urgence commandé par le robinet de mécanicien, non lors d'un freinage d'urgence provenant de la conduite générale.

Spanish

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