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Excerpt from The Effect of Brakes Upon Railway Trains
A short time previous to these experiments, a paper relating to brakes was read before the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and during the discussion of this paper, Mr. Westinghouse called atten tion to the fact that, in testing the action of various kinds of brake shoes, he had observed a very marked difference in the friction of the shoes upon the wheels at high speeds and at low speeds. He believed that a determination of the facts was of great importance and volunteered to design and construct the necessary automatic recording apparatus and to carry out a system of experiments under the direction of any person who should be appointed by the President of the Society to supervise the tests and report to the Society. The Society immediately took advantage of this offer of Mr. Westinghouse and designated Captain Douglas Galton, who, on behalf of the Society, personally directed the experiments. The success of the project became assured when the London Brighton and South Coast Railway placed a locomotive and brake van at the disposal of Captain Galton and Mr. Westinghouse, and offered every facility for conducting the experiments; to the great interest manifested by this railway, the valuable information secured from these experiments is largely due.
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