What does electro-pneumatic mean?
Electro-pneumatic means Alternative form of electropneumatic..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of electropneumatic..
[…] Mr. Grierson remarks that on the L.P.T.B. tube stock in general the electro-pneumatic brake is in use, but that the new 1938 stock is fitted with the self-lapping electro-pneumatic brake, which is under the control of an automatic mercury-operated retardation controller when normal service stops are being made.
The vehicle is fitted with Westinghouse electro-pneumatic brake, and also a Northey exhauster with vacuum chamber and auxiliary reservoir adjacent to the guard's compartment for use when hauling vehicles equipped with vacuum brake gear.
Features such as trackless doors, mercury-type door interlocks, roof-mounted door fault indicator lights, rubber window glazing, improved retractable shoegear and a modified electro-pneumatic brake system designed to facilitate maintenance and improve reliability, which have proved their worth on the prototype trains, are continued in the new stock.
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Electro-pneumatic means Alternative form of electropneumatic..
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[…] Mr. Grierson remarks that on the L.P.T.B. tube stock in general the electro-pneumatic brake is in use, but that the new 1938 stock is fitted with the self-lapping electro-pneumatic brake, which is under the control of an automatic mercury-operated retardation controller when normal service stops are being made.
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