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Re: Sounds Like The Air Bled Off
Author: Holly Gibson
Date: 04-24-2010 - 14:27

Okay, I read that brief explanation of vaccum brakes.

It sounds like someone should have closed an angle-cock to keep the brake line depleted of air and the brakes applied. Maybe they did. And, after 45 minutes, maybe the vacuum started to dissipate due to small leaks.

It sounds like a vacuum brake system could have the same vulnerabilities (i.e., pressure changes that can cause equipment to start rolling) as the system that was designed by George Westinghouse.

Choose your poison.

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  Statement from Rovos Rail re; South African crash OPRRMS 04-24-2010 - 12:04
  Sounds Like The Air Bled Off Holly Gibson 04-24-2010 - 12:48
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  Re: Sounds Like The Air Bled Off Holly Gibson 04-24-2010 - 14:27
  Re: Sounds Like The Air Bled Off Mike Hawk 04-24-2010 - 14:57
  Re: Sounds Like The Air Bled Off OldPoleBurner 04-24-2010 - 16:30
  Re: Sounds Like The Air Bled Off Michael Mahoney 04-24-2010 - 17:18
  Re: Sounds Like The Air Bled Off Mike Hawk 04-24-2010 - 17:34
  Re: Sounds Like The Air Bled Off Dr Zarkoff 04-24-2010 - 18:14
  Re: Sounds Like The Air Bled Off trainjunkie 04-25-2010 - 07:22


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