travelling brake
1Travelling Post Offices in the United Kingdom — TPO at the Colne Valley Railway …
2Travelling Post Office — A Travelling Post Office (TPO) is a type of mail train where the post is sorted en route. History Following an agreement in 1830, made between the General Post Office and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L MR), mail had been carried by train …
3Brake Post Office Stowage Van — Infobox DMU name = British Rail Brake Post Office Stowage Van imagesize = 300px background = #0033cc caption = Preserved Great Western Railway vehicle no. 814 at the Didcot Railway Centre. Manufacturer = Operator = British Rail Formation = Built …
4Railway brake — A traditional clasp brake: the brake shoe (brown) bears on the surface (tyre) of the wheel (red), and is operated by the levers (grey) on the left …
5Drum 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 …
6Leading/trailing drum brake — The leading/trailing drum brake design is typically found on the the rear of automobiles, though it has appeared on the front of some older models such as the Bedford CA. [Bedford CA service training manual 1959] Its advantage is that is equally… …
7Twin leading drum brake — The twin leading drum brake design is typically found on the front of automobiles. Its advantage is that it provides maximum possible retardation in its intended direction of travel, i.e. forwards. Everything else being equal, it is more powerful …
8List of road accidents — records serious road accidents: those which took a high death toll, occurred in unusual circumstances, or hold some other historical significance. For crashes in which famous people died, please refer to List of people who died in road accidents …
9List of rail accidents (2000–present) — List of rail accidents from 2000 to the present. The list includes some terrorist bombings. For accidents before 1950, see List of pre 1950 rail accidents .For accidents between 1950 and 1999 (inclusive), see List of 1950 1999 rail accidents .For …
10List of rail accidents (1950–1999) — List of rail accidents from 1950 to 1999.For historic accidents before 1950, see List of pre 1950 rail accidents .For accidents from 2000 to the present, see List of rail accidents . notoc 1950s 1950* February 17 1950 ndash; Rockville Centre, New …
