📖 Item Description
• Original Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd printed publication: “Air Brakes and Air Pressure Equipment for Road Vehicles” (Publication 41, ref. D.P.13)
• Includes diagrams, photographs and explanatory text covering air brake systems and components for commercial vehicles
• Illustrated internal pages shown include system overview diagrams, component pages, and an index of related leaflets/publications
• A strong piece of British industrial / transport history ephemera — ideal for brake/vehicle historians, Westinghouse collectors, and workshop-library display
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🧭 Condition
• Vintage used condition with edge wear, handling marks and light creasing consistent with age
• Cover shows scuffing / small stains and general shelf wear
• Internally appears clean and legible overall (see photos for typical pages)
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✨ Features
• Technical content: system layouts, component identification, and reference index
• Great visual content: vehicle/braking application photos + schematic-style diagrams
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📦 Shipping
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Buy with confidence from Retrofina – offering a trusted, specialist service in railwayana, transport history, antiquarian catalogues, timetables, booklets and ephemera.
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✨ About Retrofina
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