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English-german engineering dictionary. 2013.
English-german engineering dictionary. 2013.
Automatic Train Protection — (ATP) in Great Britain refers to either of two implementations of a train protection system installed in some trains in order to help prevent collisions through a driver s failure to observe a signal or speed restriction. Note that ATP can also… … Wikipedia
Automatic Train Control — Japanese style ATC indicator. Automatic Train Control (ATC) is a train protection system for railways, ensuring the safe and smooth operation of trains on ATC enabled lines. Its main advantages include making possible the use of cab signalling… … Wikipedia
Automatic Warning System — The Automatic Warning System (AWS) is a form of limited cab signalling and train protection system introduced in 1956 in the United Kingdom to help train drivers observe and obey signals. It was based on a 1930 system developed by Alfred Ernest… … Wikipedia
Train protection system — A train protection system is a railway technical installation to ensure safe operation in the presence of human failures. Development Train stops Main article: Train stop The earliest systems were train stops, as still used by the New York Subway … Wikipedia
Brake fade — Vehicle braking system fade, or brake fade is the reduction in stopping power that can occur after repeated application of the brakes, especially in high load or high speed conditions. Brake fade can be a factor in any vehicle that utilizes a… … Wikipedia
brake pipe — noun : the main pipe of a pressure brake system extending the entire length of the train and connecting the manual and the automatic actuating devices on individual vehicles called also train line; see air brake … Useful english dictionary
Railway brake — A traditional clasp brake: the brake shoe (brown) bears on the surface (tyre) of the wheel (red), and is operated by the levers (grey) on the left … Wikipedia
Vacuum brake — The vacuum brake is a braking system used on trains. It was first introduced in the mid 1860s and a variant, the automatic vacuum brake system became almost universal in British train equipment, and in those countries influenced by British… … Wikipedia
Railway air brake — Piping diagram from 1920 of a Westinghouse E T Air Brake system on a locomotive … Wikipedia
Westinghouse Air Brake Company — cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Welcome to Saskrailmuseum.org work = Contact Us publisher = date = September 11, 2008 url = http://www.saskrailmuseum.org/ format = doi = accessdate =2008 10 03 ] The air brake was invented … Wikipedia
2008 Chatsworth train collision — This article is about the 2008 Metrolink train collision in Los Angeles. For the 1887 train collision at Great Chatsworth, Illinois, see 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck. Chatsworth train collision Resc … Wikipedia