Modern locomotive engineering, with questions and answers .. (1913)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co · leaf 752
tion of the locomotive brakes when thepump on a locomotive in a train is inoperative throughbeing broken down, or by reason of no steam. Fig. 322shows the combined strainer, check valve, and chokefitting. As these parts are not required at other times, acut-out cock is provided. This cock should be… … FIG. 322. COMBINED AIR STRAINER AND CHECK VALVE With the cut-out cock open, air from the brake pipeenters at BP, Fig. 322, passes through the curled hairstrainer, lifts check valve 4, held to its seat by a strongspring, passes through the choke bushing, and out ntMR to the main-reservoir, thus…
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