Translations:Independent Brake/1/en

Independent brake is a braking system type designed as a way to stop, or slow down, individual motorized rail vehicles . Similarly to train brakes , independent ones use mechanical brake shoes controlled by compressed air . However, they only serve a particular vehicle and not the entire train. Because their working volume is smaller than that of a train brake, pressure equalization is quicker, so independent brakes are more practical to use when the vehicle is running solo.