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    The vacuum brake is a braking system employed on trains and introduced in the mid-1860s. A variant, the automatic vacuum brake system, became almost universal...
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    brake Regenerative brake Riggenbach counter-pressure brake Track brake Vacuum brake Yaw brake The Rane Group of Companies (Rane Brake Lining Limited),Chennai...
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    railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium. Modern trains rely upon a fail-safe air brake system...
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    brake Parking brake Railway brake Retarder Threshold braking Trail braking Vacuum brake Wagon brake Bhandari, V.B. (2010). Design of machine elements. Tata...
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    A hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing glycol ethers or diethylene glycol, to transfer...
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    Most vans had both normal brakes and vacuum brakes. They also contained a fire for the comfort of the Guard. Many brake vans today are used on heritage...
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    A vacuum servo is a component used on motor vehicles in their braking system, to provide assistance to the driver by decreasing the braking effort. In...
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  • no brake usage (as when descending a long or steep hill). This vacuum braking should not be confused with compression braking (aka a "Jake brake"), or...
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  • Power brakes consist of a system of hydraulics used to slow down or stop a motor vehicle. It uses a combination of mechanical components and vacuum assistance...
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    the system over time and producing the majority of the engine-braking effect. This vacuum manifold effect can often be amplified by a down-shift, which...
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