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BOLTED RAIL [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
  • Railroad Maintenance
CONT

... the vertical wear limit for 115-pound rail is 16 mm [millimetres] (5/8 inch) for CWR [continuous welded rails], and 8 mm for jointed rails.

OBS

jointed rail; bolted rail: terms often used in the plural.

OBS

jointed rails; bolted rails: terms in the plural officially approved by CP Rail.

Key term(s)
  • jointed rails
  • bolted rails

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
CONT

[...] la limite d’usure verticale pour un rail de 115 livres est de 16 mm [millimètres] (5/8 pouce) pour les LRS [longs rails soudés], et de 8 mm pour les rails éclissés.

OBS

rail éclissé : terme souvent utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

rails éclissés : terme au pluriel uniformisé par CP Rail.

Key term(s)
  • rails éclissés

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
  • Railroad Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
OBS

Sur les grands réseaux ferroviaires, les rails boulonnés sont de plus en plus souvent remplacés par des longs rails soudés.

Spanish

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