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AUTOROUTE ROULANTE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Rail Transport
  • Rail Transport Operations
DEF

The transport of complete road vehicles, using roll-on roll-off techniques, on trains comprising low-floor wagons throughout.

OBS

rolling road: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports ferroviaires spéciaux
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
DEF

Transport de véhicules routiers complets, utilisant la technique du transroulage, sur des trains composés de wagons à plancher surbaissé sur toute leur longueur.

OBS

autoroute ferroviaire : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 6 juin 2009.

OBS

route roulante; autoroute roulante; autoroute ferroviaire : termes et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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