Re: [General] Stopping at signals - simple question

["Kevin Lyons" <klyons@iprimus.com.au>]

That's more or less what I said.
Sorry for this post - not meant for this ng
Kev
Tezza <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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> "Kevin Lyons" <klyons@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Michael McDonald <michael.and.colleen.mcdonald@xtra.co.nz> wrote in
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> > > > >> Glen O'Riley wrote:
> > .
> > >
> > > As an aside, you can get the whole train under compression by having
the
> > > loco braking more than the wagons (vice versa for tension).  Because
of
> > the
> > > delay in the air line, I would expect the whole train to be in
> compression
> > > before all brakes come on fully.
> > >
> >  snip
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> > With a 7500 t train I wouldn't try having the loco brakes come on except
> in
> > an emergency. As you state , the loco brakes are more effective than the
> > train brakes so allowing them to come on will result in the 7500 t train
> > running up the back of the loco. You would only do that once.
> > If you want the whole train under compression use dynamic.
> >
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> Big no no. Loco brakes are immediately released each time air is taken
from
> the brake pipe.
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> Loco brakes are actually shitty which is why they were always restricted
to
> 80kmh in the Sydney metrop, but with one truck on could go at
> loco/truck/track speed (until recently).
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