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SWITCH BLADE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-03-15

English

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

The sharp section at the point of a switch point rail that guides wheel flanges in a railroad switch.

OBS

The "switch blade" may be a quarter or one-fifth of the total length of the switch point rail.

OBS

switch blade: term officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee.

French

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

Partie terminale effilée de l'aiguille, qui guide le boudin de roue dans un aiguillage.

OBS

La «lame d'aiguille» fait habituellement le quart ou le cinquième de la longueur de l'aiguille.

OBS

lame d'aiguille : Ce terme est aussi employé pour désigner un rail mobile d'aiguillage (une «aiguille») par les organisations ou auteurs qui emploient le terme «aiguille» au sens «d'aiguillage» («switch» en anglais).

OBS

lame d'aiguille : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire.

Spanish

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