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Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Railroad Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- roundhouse
1, record 1, English, roundhouse
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- engine-house 2, record 1, English, engine%2Dhouse
- engine house 3, record 1, English, engine%20house
- engine shed 3, record 1, English, engine%20shed
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A circular building for housing and repairing locomotives. 4, record 1, English, - roundhouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Today we don not often call the locomotive an "iron horse, "nor do we call the engine-house or roundhouse in which locomotives are kept a stable, but the places in the roundhouse where the locomotives are kept are still called "stalls, "and the roundhouse men who look after the locomotives and take tem in and out of their "stall" are still called "hostlers. "When a locomotive finishes its run, it is usually taken to an engine terminal. At the terminal is the roundhouse, where engines are cleaned and given light or "running" repairs, and made ready for their next runs. The engine terminal also includes a coaling station, a water tank, a sand house, an oil house and an ash pit... The roundhouse is a sort of locomotive garage. its name is derived from its shape. Many roundhouses are semi-circular in shape, many other form a complete circle except for one or two openings for entrance and exit tracks... Long pits between the tracks in the stalls permit inspection and repair of locomotives from underneath... 2, record 1, English, - roundhouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roundhouse: term officially approved by CP Rail. 5, record 1, English, - roundhouse
Record 1, Key term(s)
- round house
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rotonde
1, record 1, French, rotonde
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remise annulaire destinée au garage des locomotives et desservie par un pont tournant. 2, record 1, French, - rotonde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les deux rotondes [du dépôt de Troyes-Chapelle St Luc] ont une superficie de 3 000 m² chacune, un diamètre de 70 m et une hauteur de 33 m, encadrant un atelier de 2 500 m² [...]. Dans chacune d'elle 32 voies (soit une longueur de 800 met 400 m de fosses) abritent les locomotives [...] Une locomotive que l'on veut garer est aiguillée sur une voie qui pénètre à l'intérieur de la rotonde et aboutit à la plaque tournante sur laquelle on la fait tourner jusqu'à ce qu'elle se trouve dans l'alignement d'un emplacement libre. 3, record 1, French, - rotonde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme uniformisé par CP Rail. 4, record 1, French, - rotonde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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