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Re: NRCs Coal Contract in the Hunter
Out of curiosity, what type of control valve is used in NSW and VIC?
Jeff
>The standard "full" westighouse freight wagon/car brake has 2 reservoirs,
the
>auxilary and the emergency. The emergency holds a supply of air in case the
>auxilary gets low, it also enables the quick release feature to work by
putting
>air into the auxilary, thus releaseing the brake whenever an increase in BP
>pressure is sensed allowing for a very fast release.
>
>For some reason Australian government railways have stayed with the ancient
>system of only one reservoir, the auiliary despite the fact that trains
have
>gotten longer and heavier.
>
>Mark.
Out of curiosity, what type of control valve is used in NSW and VIC?