Mongoose said:
TRIM brakes are 100% different than BLOCK brakes.
Well, in most applications, that's not exactly true. Every three-train B&M I've seen the mid-course is dual-purpose. John Wardley explained it best on his site where he mentioned that a train has to be able to complete the circuit from a dead stop at the mid-course. Depending on the length, this of course means that without some kind of trim as the train crosses that point, it's going to come back really fast.Too fast means the forces on you and the train aren't in the intended spec, and on top of that you reduce the entire ride time, so you've got people sitting idle on trains.
So while it is important to understand the difference in purpose, it is important to note that in many cases the brakes are used for more than one purpose.
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*** This post was edited by LoadedG on 10/4/2001. ***
I could be wrong, but I believe that if there is no "retracting" of brakes in and out of position, they are "always" on/working.. once again, thats only what I "think"... not 100% sure
*** This post was edited by sfdl dude on 10/4/2001. ***
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