sledge brake en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) An early type of track brake where a block or shoe was pressed against a rail.
Furzebrook Railway (Dorset) wagon No. 28, with sledge brake, now preserved at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at Towyn Wharf Station
1958 September 14, “Talyllyn Railway and Museum”, in Railway Magazine, page 627, image caption:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sledge brakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |