>>1834651I should add I don't know how anything outside of North America works. I'm just talking about stuff here in the US. This guy's site explains the air brake systems better than I can:
http://www.railway-technical.com/trains/rolling-stock-index-l/train-equipment/brakes/north-american-freight.htmlPic is all the positions on the automatic brake handle. The small grey handle underneath is for the independent brake.