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Re: Tasrail ZR2 adhesion



mccallum@melbpc.org.au (John Duncan McCallum) wrote:

>This seems to be the way English Electric controlled wheelslip on starting. I 
>think it was called "adhesive braking", although I cannot be sure. 
>By the way, with old S300 on the Diamond Valley Railway, it was one way to 
>prevent excessive wheelslip under slippery conditions. I have used that method 
>at least once to get the train moving. It's a pity the old girl is no longer 
>on the railway.
>John McCallum


The Commonwealth Railways NT class loco's used the same method
and it was referred to as an "anti slip brake".

The NSU's had sanding gear, but when the sander was applied a
light Independent brake application was also made.

Cheers

----Tell
Alice Springs NT