"sanding gear" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1940 November, “Notes and News: A Highland Collision”, in Railway Magazine, page 612",
          "text": "The provision of sanding-gear on brake vans operating over such lines should be compulsory (this old Highland brake was not so fitted); [...].",
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          "ref": "1962 June, “The 2,800 h.p. Brush \"Falcon\" diesel-electric”, in Modern Railways, page 379",
          "text": "Foot pedals in the driving cabs operate electro-pneumatic sanding gear to provide sand for the leading wheels of each bogie in each direction of travel.",
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        "Equipment for applying sand onto rails, to aid adhesion in slippery conditions."
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        "(rail transport) Equipment for applying sand onto rails, to aid adhesion in slippery conditions."
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