AWS, Automatic Warning System ramp housing a very strong magnet for initiating a brake application on passing trains until cancelled by the driver.
A Bi directional magnet housed in a ramp for setting off the Automatic Warning System (AWS) on a train to alert the driver to a risk ahead such as a red signal. This safety system is of a "fail safe" design to activate the warning horn in the drivers cab whether there is a power supply of not.
Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. UK
Photo credit: © Christopher May / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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