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UK Brake system

Post by gallop3au1 »

Hi ALL,
Just wondering whether UK uses the us 90psi brake pipe pressure or as we have in Australia 70psi brake pipe 110psi main reservoir.
I was always under the impression that our system was copied from Europe, but as i'm yet to see a UK model in MSTS with these pressures i was starting to wonder whether i've been misinformed.
Hoping someone can clarify this for me.
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Yes, its is or was 70psi and 110psi, but it is in bar these days
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Brake pipe was 72psi on 302, 310 & 312.

I don't know why.
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phill70 wrote:Yes, its is or was 70psi and 110psi, but it is in bar these days
sorry its 72.5 psi
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72.5 psi, overcharge to 78 as operations require.
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