handbrakes's Usage Examples:

They were never fitted with air brakes, instead using handbrakes for normal stops and magnetic track brakes for emergencies.

The locomotive is equipped with Knorr air brakes and handbrakes; air for the brake system is supplied by an MK-135 three-cylinder, two-stage.

many of the buses are known to operate without such basic equipment as handbrakes and speedometers.

It is reported that the handbrakes on the carriages had not been applied.

"attention" signal o Zp 2 - Tighten handbrakes.

o o Zp 3 - Strongly tighten handbrakes.

_ _ Zp 4 - Loosen handbrakes.

The brakes are four in number – two handbrakes, acting by friction; and two acting by preventing the free escape of air.

The coaches, which had no handbrakes, overrode chocks placed against two wheels.

Trains descended the tunnel under gravity, controlled by two men operating handbrakes in two front wagons.

up to eight trains a day would run down the Incline, relying only on handbrakes to avoid a runaway.

downhill gradient, it was necessary to stop the train and "pin down" the handbrakes on some of the wagons before proceeding.

several members of the class received a commemorative plaque beneath their handbrakes in recognition of their 40 years of service with CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann.

handbrake/parking brake; in motorsport rally, drivers would refer to their hydraulic handbrakes as "the wand".

the six intercept the transport; but August accidentally disengages the handbrakes, causing the truck to roll into the open and crash, spilling the bullions.

This version has an adjustable cushion and handlebars, with dual handbrakes.

It is believed that the handbrakes on one of the carriages may have been applied as a stunt.

this has caused train wrecks: Lac-Mégantic derailment, Quebec (2013), handbrakes were improperly set on unattended parked crude oil train, runaway tank.

by R6 # 1236, which also suffered extensive damage as well after its handbrakes failed at Church Avenue station on the southbound express track between.

stick (imagine a square ended baseball bat; it was used to lever down the handbrakes of wagons by placing it under the solebar and applying downward pressure).