. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . The special equipment for certain classesof hopper-bottom coal cars where singlecylinders cannot be used, now consists ofa twin brake apparatus, in which twocylinders of 6-inch diameter and 8-inchstroke are supplied by one common auxil-iary reservoir. The plain triple, special driver-braketriple, quick-action passenger triples for10-inch. 12-inch and 14-inch brake cylin-ders, all have graduating springs, made ofNo. 14 phosphor bronze spring wire, 12coils. 2^2 inches free height after takingpermanent set.


. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . The special equipment for certain classesof hopper-bottom coal cars where singlecylinders cannot be used, now consists ofa twin brake apparatus, in which twocylinders of 6-inch diameter and 8-inchstroke are supplied by one common auxil-iary reservoir. The plain triple, special driver-braketriple, quick-action passenger triples for10-inch. 12-inch and 14-inch brake cylin-ders, all have graduating springs, made ofNo. 14 phosphor bronze spring wire, 12coils. 2^2 inches free height after takingpermanent set. The graduating spring for quick-action triple valves on the 6 and8-inch freight cylinders are made of B. \V. G. brass wire, 14 coils, 3 inchesfree height after taking permanent set. & & i The Silvene Ouick-Release Valve. Editors: The purpose of the present inventionis the provision of a release valve for theair cylinders of automatic brake mechan-ism, which will be self-acting and quicklyrespond to the variation in pressure ofthe air in the train pipe, so as to quickly. Locomotive Engii and 3, which arc secured together bybolts or other fastenings, passing through


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