brake gauge
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disc brake gauge — A tool for measuring the thickness, wear, and score depth on brake discs … Dictionary of automotive terms
gauge — This is the British and Canadian spelling while in the United States it is sometimes spelled without the u (gage). It is becoming standard to use gage for wire size and gauge for an instrument. [1] An instrument that registers the quantity of a… … Dictionary of automotive terms
brake — [1] To slow down a vehicle. [2] The mechanism that converts motion (kinetic energy) into heat energy through friction. The most common instance is found in the wheels of cars where the brake shoes or disc pads are designed to press against the… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Brake Standard Open — Infobox DMU name = British Rail Brake Standard Open imagesize = 300px background = #0033cc caption = A Mk1 Brake Second Open E9235 at Pickering on the NYMR in 2006 Manufacturer = BR Doncaster, Wolverton and Gloucester RCW and BR Derby Operator =… … Wikipedia
Brake Standard Open (Micro-Buffet) — Infobox DMU name = British Rail Brake Standard Open (Micro Buffet) imagesize = 300px background = #0033ccand caption = Mk 1 BSOT, no. 9015 at Swanage on 13 April 2006. This coach is preserved on the Swanage Railway and is painted in Southern… … Wikipedia
Brake Gangwayed — Infobox DMU name = British Rail Brake Gangwayed imagesize = 300px background = #0033cc caption = A BG pictured at the Midland Railway Centre on 9th June 2006 without lettering Manufacturer = BR Wolverton York Operator = British Rail Formation =… … Wikipedia
Brake Post Office Stowage Van — Infobox DMU name = British Rail Brake Post Office Stowage Van imagesize = 300px background = #0033cc caption = Preserved Great Western Railway vehicle no. 814 at the Didcot Railway Centre. Manufacturer = Operator = British Rail Formation = Built … Wikipedia
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad — Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Locale La Plata County and San Juan County, Colorado Dates of operation 1881–present Track gauge … Wikipedia
Vacuum brake — The vacuum brake is a braking system used on trains. It was first introduced in the mid 1860s and a variant, the automatic vacuum brake system became almost universal in British train equipment, and in those countries influenced by British… … Wikipedia
Heberlein brake — The Heberlein brake is a continuous railway brake used in Germany that is applied by means of a mechanical cable. Train braking is therefore initiated centrally from the locomotive using a winder. This causes the brake clips to be applied on… … Wikipedia
