Luftbremskopf

Machine-translated from the German article

The air brake head (also called a braking aid device) is a shunting device that enables a shunting worker at the front of a pushed train or shunting movement to bring it to a halt. The air brake head essentially consists of: Before the air brake head is attached, the train driver is informed that it is being attached and that the following movement will be carried out with the air brake head. Before use, the air brake head is checked for correct function by the employee attaching it.