automatic train brake

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf train braking system
gptkbp:adoptedBy railways worldwide
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs automatic air brake
gptkbp:function automatically applies brakes in emergencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label automatic train brake
gptkbp:introducedIn 1869
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:George_Westinghouse
gptkbp:purpose improve train safety
gptkbp:replacedBy manual train brakes
gptkbp:usedIn railway trains
gptkbp:uses compressed air
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ernst_Werner_Siemens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7