Yes, it was brief, but I was in a hurry, not at home, and didn’t have any reference books to hand. Tonight, however… [:D]
I’m not sure what you meant when you wrote “I believe there was a lot more to this than just handbrake location where car brakes are concerned”
Cheers,
Mark.
Not “powered”, but “power”, which I think was a marketing term more than anything else. “Power” handbrakes were geared, as opposed to the older vertical shaft handbrakes that simply wound the chain around the bottom of the shaft. The same terminology is found in street railway usage, with the introduction of Peacock geared handbrakes for trams/streetcars.
Cheers,
Mark.
Mark,You miss my funny…"I was the “power” when ever I had to set a brakewheel! LOL! "…
I knew what Doc Wayne was saying since I was a brakeman but, being me I had to be a wise guy…[:O]