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light rail motor tractor [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traction (Rail)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
DEF

[A] low power tractive unit used for shunting or for work trains and short-distance or low-tonnage terminal services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Engin de traction sur rail, actionné par moteur thermique, de faible puissance[, principalement utilisé pour les manœuvres].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tracción (Ferrocarriles)
  • Equipo rodante (Ferrocarriles)
DEF

Máquina de tracción de escasa potencia (menos de 150 caballos), con motor de explosión o de combustión interna, que se usa en ferrocarriles de vía estrecha.

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