. Railway mechanical engineer . ich to draw Dkcknmikr, 1915 RAILWAY .\r,K f;AZKlTF., KDITION 623 their conclusions. These ser\ice trials will he auKmeiitetl hy aseries of static and dynamic tests, conducted 1)y tlic committee,similar to those made on the types A and /? couplers. Thesetrials should preferably he made on locomotives, in order to oli-tain th; most severe service, and need not he delayed for anorder of new , as the couplers can lie ordered andprocured with any type shank desired and used to replacecouplers on present C(|uipment. Freislit cars may also he fi
. Railway mechanical engineer . ich to draw Dkcknmikr, 1915 RAILWAY .\r,K f;AZKlTF., KDITION 623 their conclusions. These ser\ice trials will he auKmeiitetl hy aseries of static and dynamic tests, conducted 1)y tlic committee,similar to those made on the types A and /? couplers. Thesetrials should preferably he made on locomotives, in order to oli-tain th; most severe service, and need not he delayed for anorder of new , as the couplers can lie ordered andprocured with any type shank desired and used to replacecouplers on present C(|uipment. Freislit cars may also he fittedwith tliese couplers t a limited extent. contours Nos. 5and 10 shonhl he tried out witlioiU fail en all of layiiiK olT the couplers and recording the measurements takenin the tests. EFFECT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR BRAKESYSTEM Water in the air hrake system is likely to cause trouble ina nimihcr of directions, principal amonc which are cut valveseats, (\[iv to the lubricant havinn been washed away; inade-. The type C coupler is manufactured at present only by theAmerican Steel Foundries, and the type D is manufactured atpresent only by The National Malleable Castings Company. The
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