direct-release brake
1Brake fade — Vehicle braking system fade, or brake fade is the reduction in stopping power that can occur after repeated application of the brakes, especially in high load or high speed conditions. Brake fade can be a factor in any vehicle that utilizes a… …
2Bicycle brake — Animation of a single pivot side pull calliper brake for the rear wheel of a steel framed road bike. A bicycle brake is used to slow down or stop a bicycle. There have been various types of brake used throughout history, and several are still in… …
3Railway air brake — Piping diagram from 1920 of a Westinghouse E T Air Brake system on a locomotive …
4Vacuum brake — The vacuum brake is a braking system used on trains. It was first introduced in the mid 1860s and a variant, the automatic vacuum brake system became almost universal in British train equipment, and in those countries influenced by British… …
5Bicycle brake systems — are used to slow down, or brake a bicycle. There have been various types through history, and several are still in use today.HistoryEarly bicycles such as the high wheeled penny farthing bikes were fitted with spoon brakes. As they were fixed… …
6Muzzle brake — The muzzle brake of the 105 mm gun on an AMX 10 RC fighting vehicle …
7Drum brake — A drum brake with the drum removed as used on the rear wheel of a car or truck. Note that in this installation, a cable operated parking brake uses the service shoes …
8Westinghouse Air Brake Company — cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Welcome to Saskrailmuseum.org work = Contact Us publisher = date = September 11, 2008 url = http://www.saskrailmuseum.org/ format = doi = accessdate =2008 10 03 ] The air brake was invented …
9DR Class 99.23-24 — Number(s): 99 231–247 ab 1970: 99 7231–7247 Quantity: 17 Manufacturer: VEB Lokomotivbau Karl Marx Babelsberg Ye …
10DB Class V 200 — DB Class V200 DB Class 220 SBB Am 4/4 Number(s): V200 001 086, from 1968 220 001 086 Quantity: 86 Manufacturer: Krauss Maff …
