Translations:Air Brake System Overview/6/en: Difference between revisions

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Train brake is released by the same control device. Doing so on a fully charged train functions by the brake pipe getting pressurized by main reservoir. This forces auxiliary reservoirs to recharge from the pipe and no longer feed the brake cylinders, depressing the brake shoes from the wheels.

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	~~By operating the train~~ brake ~~lever,~~ the ~~driver controls the brake pipe pressure, indirectly affecting the amount of air supplied to each brake cylinder in the train~~. ~~By moving the~~ train ~~brake lever in the "apply" direction, the driver dumps air from~~ the brake pipe ~~into the atmosphere~~. ~~The control valves on each vehicle release pressure contained in the~~ auxiliary reservoirs ~~into~~ the ~~brake cylinders~~ and ~~thus apply the brakes. By moving~~ the ~~train~~ brake ~~lever in the "release" direction~~, ~~the driver pressurizes~~ the brake ~~pipe with air~~ from the ~~main reservoir. This refills the auxiliary reservoirs and the control valves react by dumping brake cylinder pressure into the atmosphere, releasing the brakes~~.		{{pll\|Train Brake\|Train brake}} is released by the same control device. Doing so on a fully charged train functions by the brake pipe getting pressurized by main reservoir. This forces auxiliary reservoirs to recharge from the pipe and no longer feed the brake cylinders, depressing the brake shoes from the wheels.