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MAKING UP TRAINS [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shunting Operations (Railroads)
  • Rail Traffic Control
DEF

The placement of cars in trains at specific locations relative to the locomotives or cabooses according to specified criteria.

OBS

making up of trains: designation and definition officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee.

Key term(s)
  • making up of a train
  • train marshaling
  • marshaling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Triage (Chemins de fer)
  • Circulation des trains
DEF

Placement de wagons dans des trains à des endroits précis par rapport aux locomotives ou aux fourgons de queue en fonction de critères déterminés.

OBS

formation des trains : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire.

Key term(s)
  • formation de train

Spanish

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