What the hell do these things do on the tube?
By jexxub at 2013-08-16 15:23:26
London, UK
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You might see the knob move when the brakes are functional as the pressure increases.
They are evident so that the driver can inspect them in a hurry if there is a snag with the brakes -- as the hand would show pressure where perhaps there shouldn't be any.
What sort of train do you think is in the photo?
You might see the knob move when the brakes are functional as the pressure increases.
They are evident so that the driver can inspect them in a hurry if there is a snag with the brakes -- as the hand would show pressure where perhaps there shouldn't be any.
What sort of train do you think is in the photo?
You might see the knob move when the brakes are functional as the pressure increases.
They are evident so that the driver can inspect them in a hurry if there is a snag with the brakes -- as the hand would show pressure where perhaps there shouldn't be any.
What sort of train do you think is in the photo?
Interestingly, a large amount of the braking on a 1996 Tube Stock train is done electrically, with the train's motors. You'll see the air pressure on the gauge spike at the outset while the motors are kicking in, when it will plunge before rising again at about 5/10 mph, when the motors can no longer give a braking force.
I might have lied when I said interestingly.
You might see the knob move when the brakes are functional as the pressure increases.
They are evident so that the driver can inspect them in a hurry if there is a snag with the brakes -- as the hand would show pressure where perhaps there shouldn't be any.
What sort of train do you think is in the photo?
You might see the knob move when the brakes are functional as the pressure increases.
They are evident so that the driver can inspect them in a hurry if there is a snag with the brakes -- as the hand would show pressure where perhaps there shouldn't be any.
I don't know but if they go under 60, you're in for a bad trip!
You might see the knob move when the brakes are functional as the pressure increases.
They are evident so that the driver can inspect them in a hurry if there is a snag with the brakes -- as the hand would show pressure where perhaps there shouldn't be any.
You might see the knob move when the brakes are functional as the pressure increases.
They are evident so that the driver can inspect them in a hurry if there is a snag with the brakes -- as the hand would show pressure where perhaps there shouldn't be any.
What sort of train do you think is in the photo?
You might see the knob move when the brakes are functional as the pressure increases.
They are evident so that the driver can inspect them in a hurry if there is a snag with the brakes -- as the hand would show pressure where perhaps there shouldn't be any.
