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GUEST,Hen Harrier	remeber the old steam trains,fondly ok (62* d)	RE: remeber the old steam trains,fondly ok	28 Jun 05
Sorry Dave, the Westinghouse pump was for air brakes, not the usual vacuum. IOW Rly was one of the few pre 60's services to have them. They had the one-pipe system, BR eventually opted for the 2-pipe system which was faster acting on longer trains (usually freight) but even so, the 1-pipe system was a lot more efficient than vacuum. Continental rlys had air braking for yonks before BR decided they had better spend some money on improving things.

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