制动概述

制动系统是安装在车辆上的装置，用于减速、停止或防止溜车。机车和其他机车车辆上常有几种不同类型的制动系统，每种制动系统都有特定用途。它们由单独的控制手柄操作，通常为位于驾驶室内或车辆外部的拉杆或阀门。

制动的启用方式几乎全部是从驾驶员位置向外推。这样一来，在紧急情况下，作为应急措施，驾驶员可以把所有控制杆向外推，而无需考虑每个手柄的详细工作方式。

制动系统的种类有：

全列制动：
用于减速或停车。

Risks

Some of the main risks associated with brakes are:

• Parked trains turning into runaways due to brake cylinder leaks and misapplied handbrakes .
• Forgotten applied handbrake(s) resulting in hindered pulling power .
• Badly set up brake pipe valves leading to limited train brake availability.
• Traction loss resulting in wheelslide if brakes are applied too hard in wet conditions .
• Prolonged mechanical brake usage resulting in brake shoe overheating and loss of braking power.
• Incorrectly setup brake cutout valves , resulting in dysfunctional train brakes .
• Excessive dynamic brake use leading to powertrain overheating .

Warnings

Depending on the session difficulty settings , a flashing warning light above the brake pipe gauge indicates certain problems with the braking system. They are:

• There is a handbrake applied somewhere on the train.
• One of the brake pipe valves is incorrectly setup somewhere on the train.
• There are more than one brake control devices cut in , or none is, on the train.