Kupplung

Eine mechanische Vorrichtung an jedem Ende eines Schienenfahrzeugs, die es mit benachbarten Fahrzeugen verbindet. Typen umfassen die Schraubenkupplung (traditionell in Europa), die Janney/AAR-Pufferkupplung (Standard in Nordamerika und Japan) und die Scharfenberg-Automatikkupplung (bei den meisten modernen Elektrotriebzügen). Automatikkupplungen verbinden auch Druckluftbremsleitungen und elektrische Leitungen.

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