Railway and Locomotive Engineering . e to the atmosphere althoughthe auxiliary and supplementary reser-voirs are being recharged for a subse-quent brake application. When the brakevalve is moved to running position therelease magnet is de-energized and themagnet valve is open permitting an escape the passage between the magnet valve andthe check valve is removed, whereupon thel;rake pipe pressure would be exhaustedto the atmosphere. In this manner thebrake can be applied with any degree ofseverity desired and it follows that if forany reason whatever the electric currentwould be inoperative, t
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . e to the atmosphere althoughthe auxiliary and supplementary reser-voirs are being recharged for a subse-quent brake application. When the brakevalve is moved to running position therelease magnet is de-energized and themagnet valve is open permitting an escape the passage between the magnet valve andthe check valve is removed, whereupon thel;rake pipe pressure would be exhaustedto the atmosphere. In this manner thebrake can be applied with any degree ofseverity desired and it follows that if forany reason whatever the electric currentwould be inoperative, the brake valveequalizing piston would lift and dischargeIrake pipe pressure in the usual the brake valve handle on lap posi-tion the reduction ceases and the brakeis licld applied. When it is desired to graduate the es-cape of brake cylinder pressure or gradu-ate the release of brakes the brake valvehandle is moved to release and holdingl^osition as required to move the triple FEED PLUGS I2PT S83tiPT 564lePT 5 8518PT S86.
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