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FLANGE FROG [1 record]

Record 1 2019-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
DEF

A frog provided with … flanges above its running surface which contact the tread rims of wheels for the purpose of safely guiding their flanges past the point of the frog.

OBS

self-guarded frog; flange frog: terms officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
DEF

Cœur [de croisement] dont le rebord de bande de roulement surélevé empêche les roues de venir heurter la pointe de cœur.

OBS

cœur à flancs surélevés : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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