Low speed diesel wheel slip control system by Westinghouse Air Brake Co and Western Maryland; system uses automatic light air brake application and automatic sanding to correct wheel creep and helps diesels maintain uniform drawbar pull, reduces sand consumption about 75% and permits higher train speeds on grades. (see also Ry Locomotives and Cars v 136 n 9 Sept 1962 p 25-7)
Wheel slip control helps WM operation
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 153 , n 10 ; p 19-20
1962
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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