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PULL-BACK TRACK [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
  • Shunting Operations (Railroads)
DEF

A temporary parking track in a yard where the cars of a train are pushed before they are guided where the train will be broken up.

OBS

pullback track: designation and definition officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee.

Key term(s)
  • pull-back track

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
  • Triage (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Voie de garage temporaire d'un triage où les wagons d'un train sont poussés avant d'être dirigés au lieu où le train sera décomposé.

OBS

voie de refoulement : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire.

Spanish

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