auxiliary brake

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• auxiliary brake light — Additional brake lights mounted at eye level in the rear window or on the rear fenders. They are designed to give a following vehicle more notice of your presence and intention of stopping …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Auxiliary power unit — An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a device on a vehicle whose purpose is to provide energy for functions other than propulsion. Different types of APU are found on aircraft, as well as on some large ground vehicles.AircraftFunctions of APU The… …   Wikipedia

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• Westinghouse 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 …   Wikipedia

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• Counter-pressure brake — The counter pressure brake (German: Gegendruckbremse), also named the Riggenbach counter pressure brake after its inventor, Niklaus Riggenbach, is a dynamic railway brake on steam locomotives that, through a combination of means, brakes the… …   Wikipedia

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• DR Class 99.23-24 — Number(s): 99 231–247 ab 1970: 99 7231–7247 Quantity: 17 Manufacturer: VEB Lokomotivbau Karl Marx Babelsberg Ye …   Wikipedia