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COALING TRESTLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Stationary Equipment (Railroads)
OBS

trestle: A wooden bridge-like structure usually having all supporting members below the railway tracks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Matériel fixe (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Plate-forme en charpente destinée à faciliter le chargement du charbon.

CONT

[...] une petite estacade à charbon, qui bien que rudimentaire avec son socle en béton et sa rehausse en bois, remplissait parfaitement son rôle. Il [...] fallait un peu d'adresse et beaucoup de force pour grimper l'échelle avec un panier de charbon destiné à la hotte à combustible.

Spanish

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