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track gauge [3 records]

Record 1 2016-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
  • Railroad Maintenance
DEF

The distance between the heads of rails, measured at a point 5/8 inch below the top of the rail.

OBS

track gauge: term officially approved by CP Rail.

Key term(s)
  • track gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
DEF

Distance entre les joues intérieures des rails.

OBS

écartement de la voie : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vías férreas
  • Mantenimiento (Equipo ferroviario)
CONT

El ancho de las vías en España es inferior al de los otros países europeos y ponerlos al mismo nivel implica grandes inversiones.

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Record 2 2012-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
OBS

A rail engineering tool.

OBS

track gauge: term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CPR).

Key term(s)
  • track gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
DEF

Instrument servant à mesurer l'écartement de la voie.

OBS

gabarit d'écartement : terme uniformisé par le Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique Limitée (CFCP).

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Road Construction Equipment
OBS

Earth-moving machinery terminology - pipelayers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
OBS

Terminologie des engins de terrassement - tracteurs poseurs de canalisations.

Spanish

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