FE Moffat He'll Never Stop That Train In Time: The Evolution of the Triple Valve and Development of Railway Air Braking - An Australasian Perspective

He'll Never Stop That Train In Time is a descriptive summary that illuminates the development of railway air braking and its global evolution from inception to the present day, including the disruptive new technologies of Distributed Power and ECP. As well as being an historical account of the creation of railway air braking, the book explores the incremental development of associated railcar operating and locomotive engineer's brake valves, and how these devices have been applied. With 442 pages and 300 illustrations, this is a plenary work of thorough research containing exhaustive information about equipment in particular and the subject area in general, comprising unabridged facts and history never previously collated in a volume of this scope. The reader will be surprised by what they find in this volume. The Foreword is by eminent railway consulting engineer David Ferris, whose Australian and international expertise in railway technical management endorses and validates this inclusive work. The book contains crucial complementary footnotes and a comprehensive Table of Contents. He'll Never Stop That Train In Time is offered to serious, consummate followers of railway operations – especially those with a desire for historical and technical detail. It is recommended reading for both the enthusiastic railroader and the railroad enthusiast. About the Author DAVID FERRIS, ARMIT (Mech Eng), MIE Aust (CP Eng) is a railway mechanical engineer who has a senior rail industry management background. He has consulted in Australia and overseas in the field of railway rollingstock, including rail safety auditing, asset evaluation, maintenance planning and strategic asset management. FERGUS MOFFAT HAS WORKED in the rail transport environment for over 40 years. He grew up on a sheep farm in the New Zealand province of South Otago and began his career in 1970 at age 17 as an engine cleaner in the Dunedin steam locomotive depot of New Zealand railways. He went on to become a locomotive engineman on passenger and freight operations with diesel and electric traction in various locations around the country. In 1981 he accepted a position as a locomotive driver with Mt Newman Mining (later to become BHP Iron Ore) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and he and his wife moved to Port Hedland. Fergus went on to training and supervisory positions within the BHP Iron Ore Railroad Operations division. After 13 years in this environment-with both BHP and Robe River Iron Associates-Fergus took up an operations position with National Rail Corporation (now Pacific National). In the ensuing 20 years he has worked in a private contract capacity as a locomotive driver, operating from various locations throughout Western Australia and New South Wales, and in contract linehaul service between Adelaide and Perth. Along the way he spent four months in India, training locomotive and supervisory staff in the operation of the LOCOTROL distributed motive power system, and a year in SE Asia and two years in Queensland in technical management roles involving the establishment of luxury tourist passenger train services. Fergus now lives in Melbourne, Australia, and works for an independent government agency as a transport safety investigator. He is a foundation member of the Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby club, and continues to support the New Zealand All Blacks. He enjoys the V8 Supercars competition, and although the financial burdens of life have rendered him a lapsed private pilot, he still pursues an active interest in aviation and likes to explore his adopted Australian state of Victoria.