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Steam brake
First used by Stephenson in 1833 on his Patentee locomotive and tried in the US in 1848 on the Boston and Providence RR. Later widely used both separately and in conjunction with automatic brakes, either vacuum or air. The steam brake can be operated by either a separate brake valve in the cab or a combined automatic and loco. brake valve.
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