Hi guys!
Haven't posted on this forum in a long while, I'm sort of getting back into BVE!
Are there any trains around that feature a Westinghouse braking system? I know that older London Underground trains (pre 1938 stock) only had a Westinghouse brake, and all stocks up to 1967 stock had a combination of EP (electro-pneumatic) brake with the Westinghouse as a backup. Then, the 1967, C and 1972 stocks had Reo-Static braking as well as Westinghouse for backup, before Westinghouse brakes being forgotten about altogether with the introduction of the first 'new generation' train, that being 1973 stock with a completely new digital Westcode system, which has been found on all subsequent stocks apart from the very newest, which are now using re-gen.
In case you are unaware what a Westinghouse brake is, it has 3 normal positions: Released, Lap, and Service. To operate, the t/op moves the handle into lap and holds it in the service position to build up the brake pressure, then back to Lap to hold that braking pressure. He keeps building up pressure in Service and returning to Lap in this way. To release, the handle is moved to Release.
Are there any BVE trains that feature this system?
Many thanks,
Tom
Haven't posted on this forum in a long while, I'm sort of getting back into BVE!
Are there any trains around that feature a Westinghouse braking system? I know that older London Underground trains (pre 1938 stock) only had a Westinghouse brake, and all stocks up to 1967 stock had a combination of EP (electro-pneumatic) brake with the Westinghouse as a backup. Then, the 1967, C and 1972 stocks had Reo-Static braking as well as Westinghouse for backup, before Westinghouse brakes being forgotten about altogether with the introduction of the first 'new generation' train, that being 1973 stock with a completely new digital Westcode system, which has been found on all subsequent stocks apart from the very newest, which are now using re-gen.
In case you are unaware what a Westinghouse brake is, it has 3 normal positions: Released, Lap, and Service. To operate, the t/op moves the handle into lap and holds it in the service position to build up the brake pressure, then back to Lap to hold that braking pressure. He keeps building up pressure in Service and returning to Lap in this way. To release, the handle is moved to Release.
Are there any BVE trains that feature this system?
Many thanks,
Tom
