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4 +2 | Railway slang |
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Railway slang Explanation: I think they are the same, but they are normally known as "Magnetbremse". The terms your writer has used are used to refer to part of the valve gear on a steam locomotive ("Gleitschuh") and to the "shoe" which collects electric current from the third rail of e.g. the Hamburg S-Bahn system, or the 750 V d.c. system of British Rail's Southern Region. The only difference between these latter is the Hamburg system is a side-contact and the BR system a top contact rail. I think it is fairly clear that one or other of the terms will come into regular use for the "Magnetbremse", although neither is strictly accurate, as the magnetic brake does NOT slide along the railhead all the time, even when braking, but induces an eddy current which slows the train down to a certain speed, after which contact braking is possible. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-01-25 14:43:32 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Track brake\" is the expression we would use. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-01-26 09:18:24 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- AKA \"Magnetschienenbremse\" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-01-26 09:19:44 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or in the UK \"Magnetic track brake\" |
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