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Posted: Dec 06 2013 (08:01)
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Last Response: Dec 06 2013 (09:04)
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Last Response: Dec 06 2013 (09:04)
Hi there... Just watched a video in which the driver of the express train puts on the brake to make the train still in a very short span of time. Before putting on the brake, the train was moving close to 100 km/hr. Just googled the braking system being used in Indian Railways and found that two braking systems are being used viz. Air Brakes and vacuum brakes. just not able to distinguished one another. So if any member of IRI have any knowledge of Braking system, kindly let the other RailFans who do not know, come to know the magic of stopping a fast moving train in a few seconds.. Thanks..
Which train was it?? Passenger or Freight??
Presently IR is using Air Brake system since few years.
Vacuum brake is extinct almost from the mainlines.
Presently IR is using Air Brake system since few years.
Vacuum brake is extinct almost from the mainlines.
braking distance for a train above 100 kph is 1000 meters. generally, for a passenger train, it depends on type and class of locomotive attached.
the crew applies the brake normally at the certain distance, where the train's speed decreases. sometimes its generally seen, they reduce the speed to certain kph n apply the at the exact moment so that the train fits in the pf, and this is generally done by experienced crew.
the crew applies the brake normally at the certain distance, where the train's speed decreases. sometimes its generally seen, they reduce the speed to certain kph n apply the at the exact moment so that the train fits in the pf, and this is generally done by experienced crew.