Which is an invention that improved safety for railway passengers?
A) Air brakes
B) Refrigerated rail cars
C) Time standardization
D) Pullman sleeping cars
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Option A is correct – Air brakes.
Air brakes or Pneumatic brakes - as they are known, help the railway coaches to slow down gradually and stop effectively. It helps to control acceleration, decelerate safely and to keep the railway coaches, stationary. Most of the modern-day trains use Air braking systems, which use compressed air to operate brake pads or brake discs, on wheels.
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Answer is Air Brakes.
It is a type of friction brake for vehicles in which compressed air pressing on a piston is used to apply the pressure to the brake pad needed to stop the vehicle.
It is a type of friction brake for vehicles in which compressed air pressing on a piston is used to apply the pressure to the brake pad needed to stop the vehicle.
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