continuous-braked

adj

continuous-braked

adj
1

Rail transport, Railways, Transport Having a number of vehicles fitted with air or vacuum brakes, all connected by train pipes, the braking being under the control of the train driver.

  • Some goods trains have a third class carriage at the back, and as the whole train is continuous-braked, travelling is not uncomfortable.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 266:
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