Reply To: Locomotive brake rigging

[Frank DaviesParticipant]

Brake rigging is anything but generic and so you first need to study the brakes of the specific prototype locomotive.  The pull rods might be single or double down the length of the locomotive or may be a combination.  The rods across the locomotive connecting the left and right brake hangers may be a rod or a much wider yoke depending upon the forces that the rod must withstand.  Ideally you need an engineering drawing of the prototype otherwise its all guess work.

What is your prototype locomotive?

Frank

• This reply was modified 5 months ago by Frank Davies.
• This reply was modified 5 months ago by Frank Davies.
• This reply was modified 5 months ago by Frank Davies.