. Air brakes, an up-to-date treatise on the Westinghouse air brake as designed for passenger and freight service and for electric cars . of Modern Sys=terns. The Westinghouse Company,in order to meet the requirementsof the different classes of electriccar service, has developed the follow-ing different brake equipments: (a) The ^^SM-l Brake Equipment;(b) the SM-3 Brake Equipment; (c) the ^^S:ME Brake Equip-ment; (d) the ^^AMS Brake Equipment; (e) the ^AMM BrakeEquipment; (f) theAMR Brake Equipment; and (g) the ELLocomotive Brake Equipment. SM-r and ,SJ/-5 Brake Equipm
. Air brakes, an up-to-date treatise on the Westinghouse air brake as designed for passenger and freight service and for electric cars . of Modern Sys=terns. The Westinghouse Company,in order to meet the requirementsof the different classes of electriccar service, has developed the follow-ing different brake equipments: (a) The ^^SM-l Brake Equipment;(b) the SM-3 Brake Equipment; (c) the ^^S:ME Brake Equip-ment; (d) the ^^AMS Brake Equipment; (e) the ^AMM BrakeEquipment; (f) theAMR Brake Equipment; and (g) the ELLocomotive Brake Equipment. SM-r and ,SJ/-5 Brake Equipments. Both the SM-1and SM-3 brake equipments are straight air equipments, designedonly for use on cars operated as single units. The two systems coverthe air brake in its simplest form and are not considered satisfactoryor safe for use on trains of more than one car in length. SME Brake Equipment. This is a straight air-brake equip-ment having an automatic emergency feature by means of which thesimplicity of the straight air brake is retained for service operation,but it also has the additional protection afforded by the automatic. Fig. 137. Hand Brake for Electric Cars AIR BRAKES 173 application of the brake in case of a break-in-two or the bursting ofa hose. It is designed for use on trains of not more than two carsin length. AMS Brake Equipment. The A]MS equipment is designedfor use on cars running either singly or in not more than two-cartrains, in city or slow-speed service. It combines the safety featuresof an automatic brake with the ease and flexibility of manipulationof the straight air system. A simple form of plain triple valve isused, having a quick re-charging feature. AAIM Brake Equipment. The AMM equipment is con-structed for use on cars operated in trains of not more than threecars in length. It is especially well adapted for both city and high-speed interurban service. It is designed to provide for quick andflexible operation of the brakes on a single car unit
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