Brake System

Air Brake Accessories
& Test Bench

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Distributor Valve
Brake Cylinders
AAR Angle Cock
ANGLE COCK ISOLATING
UIC Angle Cock
Bogie Mounted Brake System
EP Test Stand
Distributor Valve Test Stand

Sona Comstar manufactures air brake accessories for air brake systems for freight and passenger cars. Various accessories manufactured by Sona Comstar are as follows:

Distributor valve

The Distributor valve controls proper application and release of brakes of different vehicles depending on the pneumatic pressure prevailing in the brake pipe. It works automatically, providing graduated application and release while maintaining the pressure. Comstar KE distributor valve complies with the requirements of the UIC specifications governing compressed air brake for freight and passenger trains in international traffic.

Brake cylinders
  • • With slack adjusters (8” to 10”) JSL BRAKE CYLINDER CENTRIFUGAL DIRT COLLECTOR & AIR FILTER
  • • Without slack adjuster (8” to 14”)
Passenger emergency brake equipment
  • • Emergency Alarm Signal Device
  • • Emergency Brake Valve
Load sensing device
  • • Single piece and two piece design
  • • Single piece design, LSD III (Side mounted), LSD IV (Top Mounted)
  • • Two piece design model available with the operating valve B1 and spring buffer F1
Centrifugal dirt collector & air filter
  • • 3-Way suitable for main line
  • • 2-Way suitable for branch line
Isolating cocks, check valves
  • • Mounting options available are threaded & flange type.
Angle cocks & end cocks
  • • As per AAR and UIC design, various models available are LH-3, IRS type.
Air brake hose coupling
  • • As per AAR design and UIC design.
Reservoir
  • • Various sizes of Reservoirs available ranging from 6L to 200L in MS and SS.
Application
  • • A wide range of different vehicles
    (Passenger and freight cars)
  • • Single and twin-pipe brake system
  • • All sizes of brake cylinders