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BRAKE REGULATOR [2 records]

Record 1 2003-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

régleur de semelle de frein : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traction (Rail)
DEF

A device to take up the slack in the brake gear between the air brake cylinder and the brake shoe resulting from wear of the brake show and other parts so that the piston travel shall conform to maximum effectiveness of braking. Both automatic and manually operated adjusters are used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
OBS

frein à air.

Spanish

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