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Band brake

A band brake fitted to an 1873 steam locomotive of the Rigi Railways

A band brake is a primary or secondary brake, consisting of a band of friction material that tightens concentrically around a cylindrical piece of equipment or train wheel to either prevent it from rotating (a static or "holding" brake), or to slow it (a dynamic brake).


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Pásová brzda Czech Bandbremse German Freno de cinta Spanish Pantajarru Finnish Pojasna kočnica Croatian バンドブレーキ Japanese Remband Dutch Ленточный тормоз Russian

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