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GAGE CORNER [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2019-06-21

English

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

A progressive horizontal separation of the running surface of the rail near the gage corner, with scaling or chipping of small slivers.

OBS

["Spalling" or "flaking"] should not be confused with "shelling, "as [spalling] takes place only on the running surface near the gage corner and is not as deep as shelling.

OBS

A rail defect.

OBS

spalling: term officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee.

OBS

spalling; flaking: terms officially approved by CP Rail.

French

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

Défaut de rail.

OBS

écaillage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire et par le Canadien National (CN).

OBS

exfoliation : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-05-31

English

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

[A rail defect characterized by a] progressive horizontal separation which may crack out at any level on the gage side, generally at the upper gage corner.

OBS

It extends longitudinally, not as a true horizontal or vertical crack, but at an angle related to the amount of rail wear.

OBS

shelling: term officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee.

French

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

[Il y a «défibrage» quand les] rails présentent tout d'abord des fissurations longitudinales et des taches noires allongées, irrégulièrement espacées sur le congé intérieur de raccordement de la face latérale du rail à la table de roulement [...]

OBS

Défaut de rail.

OBS

défibrage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire.

Spanish

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Record 3 1984-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
DEF

transverse surface cracks on the gage corner of rails resulting from cold working of surface metal.(RDMA 64, p. 31)

OBS

rail defect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
OBS

CPEN 80.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CN.

Spanish

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