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switching road [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport Operations
- Freight Service (Rail Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- switching road
1, record 1, English, switching%20road
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- switch line railroad 2, record 1, English, switch%20line%20railroad
see observation
- terminal switch line 2, record 1, English, terminal%20switch%20line
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In general, a road which provides a switching service. Specifically, a carrier whose service is confined to the handling of cars between two road-haul carriers, between a road-haul carriers and an industry or between local industries, such service being entirely within recognized switching limits. 1, record 1, English, - switching%20road
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
switching road: term standardized by C.P. 3, record 1, English, - switching%20road
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation (Transport par rail)
- Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chemin de fer de manœuvre
1, record 1, French, chemin%20de%20fer%20de%20man%26oelig%3Buvre
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En général, compagnie ferroviaire assurant un service de manœuvre. Désigne plus particulièrement un transporteur dont la vocation essentielle est de manœuvrer des wagons entre les voies de deux transporteurs de ligne, entre les voies d'un transporteur de ligne et des embranchements industriels, ou encore entre plusieurs embranchements industriels, ledit service étant assuré entièrement dans une zone de manœuvre reconnue. 1, record 1, French, - chemin%20de%20fer%20de%20man%26oelig%3Buvre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chemin de fer de manœuvre : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée. 2, record 1, French, - chemin%20de%20fer%20de%20man%26oelig%3Buvre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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