In a fully vacuum-fitted passenger train was it necessary to have the brake coach at the rear end of the train? I imagine that having the handbrake there would provide an extra margin of safety in case of the train dividing.
If so, it would be logical that fixed train formations would have a brake coach at each end, to avoid shunting at the end station?
I do not see any requirement for this in the 1949 rule book I have.
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In a fully vacuum-fitted passenger train was it necessary to have the brake coach at the rear end of the train? I imagine that having the handbrake there would provide an extra margin of safety in case of the train dividing.
If so, it would be logical that fixed train formations would have a brake coach at each end, to avoid shunting at the end station?
I do not see any requirement for this in the 1949 rule book I have.
Apologies for this basic question.
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