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#11 User is offline   darwins 

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Posted 09 February 2021 - 09:38 PM

As far as I am aware the Manor class were fitted with single cone ejectors, rather than the larger 4-cone variety. This makes no difference to the driver's brake valve, but it does mean they have a bit less sucking power and no small ejector.

So in engine controllers use:

Comment ( Based upon GWR single cone ejector and control valve )
Brake_Train ( 0 1 0.25 0
NumNotches( 2
Notch(0	0 TrainBrakesControllerReleaseStart )
Notch(0.2  1 TrainBrakesControllerVacuumApplyContinuousServiceStart ) ) )

ORTSLargeEjector ( 0 1 0.25 0.0 NumNotches ( 0 ) )

Brake_Brakeman ( 0 1 0.2 0.0
NumNotches ( 1
Notch( 0 1 BrakemanBrakesControllerManualBrakingStart ) ) )



and in the engine section above use:

Comment( *** Braking systems *** )
BrakesTrainBrakeType( vacuum_single_pipe )
ORTSBrakePipeTimeFactor ( 0.03s )
TrainPipeLeakRate ( 0.05inHg/s )
VacuumBrakesHasVacuumPump ( 1 )

Comment ( *** Ejectors *** )
Comment ( * Estimate for GWR single cone ejector * )
ORTSBrakePipeChargingRate ( 0.32inHg/s )
VacuumBrakesLargeEjectorUsageRate ( 780lb/h )
VacuumBrakesSmallEjectorUsageRate ( 0lb/h )
VacuumBrakesMinBoilerPressureMaxVacuum ( 100psi )

Comment ( *** Brake Valve *** )
TrainBrakesControllerMaxSystemPressure ( 25InHg )
ORTSBrakeEmergencyTimeFactor ( 5s )


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Posted 10 February 2021 - 10:31 AM

Hi Peter,

 steamer_ctn, on 09 February 2021 - 07:19 PM, said:

Have a look here.

Thanks. I had missed this.

I hope everyone knows how much good stuff there is on your site.

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Posted 10 February 2021 - 10:32 AM

Hi Darwin,

 darwins, on 09 February 2021 - 09:38 PM, said:

So in engine controllers use:
and in the engine section above use:


Many thanks for your detailed reply. I'll try this.

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Posted 11 February 2021 - 07:38 AM

 cjakeman, on 10 February 2021 - 10:32 AM, said:

Many thanks for your detailed reply. I'll try this.

It works just fine and I've also passed it on to the original enquiry.

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