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HOPPER DOOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
CONT

Hopper Car. A car with a sloping floor which will discharge its load by gravity through the hopper doors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
CONT

Le camion dévale la petite pente qui mène aux voies de chemin de fer. Il s'arrête à côté d'un autre poids lourd muni d'un tapis roulant, dit «sauterelle», lui-même positionné au pied d'un wagon-trémie. Le sable, aussitôt franchi la trappe de déchargement du wagon, est happé par la «sauterelle», jaillit en gerbe à son sommet puis retombe dans la remorque du camion.

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