BRAKE SYSTEM ON

LOCOMOTIVE
TYPE LOCO TRAIN DESIGNEB FITTED ON
BRAKE BRAKE Y

28 LV1 AIR VACUUM WABCO WDM2, YDM4,

WDS5, WDS6

28 LAV1 AIR AIR&VACUUM WABCO WDM2A,WDM2

C, DP2,WDG2,
WDP1

KNORR AIR VACUUMs KNORR WDM3, WDS4,

ZDM3,WDS3

IRAB AIR AIR RDSO WDM2C, WDP2,

WDG2, WDM3C

CCB AIR AIR KNORR WDG4, WDP4

REQUIREMENT
THE BRAKE MUST BE INSTANT

BRAKE MUST BE POWERFULL

PROVISION FOR PASSENGER &
GUARD
BRAKE MUST BE AUTOMATIC

JERK FREE

GRADUATED APPLICATION

MU

FAIL SAFE
Safety feature
AUTOMATIC BRAKE APPLICATION
DURING TRAIN PARTING

LOCOMOTIVE TRACTION ELECTRIC

POWER CUT-OFF AUTOMATICALLY

VISUAL INDICATION IN DRIVER’S CAB

THROUGH AIR FLOW INDICATOR GAUGE,
PASSENGER ALARM INDICATION & AUDIO
INDICATION THROUGH A BUZZER

PROVISION OF SAFETY VALVE (J-1

SET AT 10.5±0.1)
AIR BRAKES
Introduction
THE AIR BRAKE IS THE STANDARD, FAIL-SAFE,
TRAIN BRAKE USED BY RAILWAYS ALL OVER
THE WORLD. IT IS BASED ON THE SIMPLE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPRESSED AIR.
SO HERE IS A SIMPLIFIED DESCRIPTION OF
THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM.
Contents
RELEASE - APPLICATION -LAP -
ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF THE AIR BRAKE -
EMERGENCY AIR BRAKE - EMERGENCY RESERVOIRS
-DISTRIBUTORS -TWO-PIPE SYSTEMS -
SELF-LAPPING BRAKE VALVES -
OTHER AIR OPERATED SYSTEMS - COMMENT
DEVELOPMENT OF AIR BRAKE PANEL

• BRAKE VALVES MOUNTED IN

SCATTERED FORM
• RACK MOUNTED BRAKE VALVES
• PANEL MOUNTED BRAKE VALVES
A – BI PLATE PANEL
B – TRI PLATE PANEL
 END CONNECTIONS )

• BRAKE PIPE
• FEED PIPE
• MAIN RESERVOIR EQUALISER
• BRAKE CYLINDER EQUALISER
 BRAKE VALVES

A-9 BRAKE VALVE SA-9 BRAKE VALVE

• RELESE • QUICK RELEASE

• MINIMUM REDUCTION • RELEASE
• FULL SERVICE • APPLICATION
• OVER REDUCTION
• EMERGENCY
 BRAKE STAND
AUTOMATIC BRAKE VALVE (A-9)
INDEPENDENT BRAKE VALVE (SA-9)

A-9

SA-9
Driver's Brake Valve
The means by which the driver
controls the brake. The brake valve
will have (at least) the following
positions: "Release", "Running",
"Lap" and "Application" and
"Emergency". There may also be a
"Shut Down" position, which locks
the valve out of use.
 Testing of Brake system
System Pressure:‡
MRPressure: 10±1 kg/kg/cm2
Aux Pressure: 6±..1 kg/cm2
‡ Limiting valve
pressure(BC): 2.5kg/cm2
BP pressure: 5 kgcm2
‡ FP pressure: 6 kg/cm2
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