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ELECTRIC SWEEPER [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Furnishings and Equipment
  • Road Maintenance
CONT

The problem of snow threatened to prevent the winter use of streetcars, but the company solved the dilemma by manufacturing a specially-designed electric sweeper in the form of an enormous cylindrical broom which rotated at a high speed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipements urbains
  • Entretien des routes

Spanish

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