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Railway brake facts for kids

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A railway brake. The brake shoe (brown) bears on the surface (tire) of the wheel (red), and is operated by the levers (grey) on the left

Railway brakes are brakes which are used for the cars of railway trains. The brakes are used to enable deceleration, to control acceleration when going down slopes or hills and to keep the cars standing while they are parked. There are several types of brakes, including vacuum brakes and air brakes.

Images for kids

  • Rigi bahn brak

    A band brake fitted to an 1873 steam locomotive of the Rigi Railways

  • RotairValveAriBrakeSRM

    Rotair Valve Westinghouse Air brake Company

  • Duplex Brake Gauge

    Driver's duplex air brake gauge; left needle shows main reservoir pipe supplying the train, right needle shows the brake cylinder pressure in bar

  • Davis Metcalfe Brake Handle

    Four-step brake handle on a UK Class 317 Electric Multiple Unit

  • URCengines

    Loco from Uganda with small air brake hose above coupling and tap.

  • 20070420-Korinthos-9106

    Greece NG Air Brake Thin hose above and tap

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Freno (ferrocarril) para niños

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