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CONTINUOUS TRANSIT SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
DEF

A system that provides continuous movement, for example, a moving belt or escalator. The whole system or portions of it may operate at variable speeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
CONT

Pour les voyageurs, existent aussi des transporteurs continus: [l'escalier mécanique], le tapis roulant, etc.

CONT

Perspectives d'avenir. [...] [Les] transporteurs continus, capables de déplacer sur quelques centaines de mètres, à des vitesses de l'ordre de 10 km/h (contre 2 à 3 km/h pour les trottoirs roulants), des flux importants de voyageurs; [...]

Spanish

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