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TRACK SHUNT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
- Signalling (Rail Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loss of shunt
1, record 1, English, loss%20of%20shunt
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Overlap circuits are often installed on short track circuits to prevent loss of shunt. 2, record 1, English, - loss%20of%20shunt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Voies ferrées
- Signalisation (Transport par rail)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défaut de shunt
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9faut%20de%20shunt
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dishuntage 2, record 1, French, dishuntage
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'action des relais de voie dans le circuit des verrous a pour but d'interdire la manœuvre des aiguilles sous un train afin de limiter les effets d'une libération intempestive du transit (cas des dishuntages fugitifs notamment). 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9faut%20de%20shunt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fiche de travail préparée par une traductrice au CN. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9faut%20de%20shunt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dishuntage : terme uniformisé par le CN. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9faut%20de%20shunt
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-08-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Conductors and Resistors
- Signalling (Rail Transport)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- track shunt 1, record 2, English, track%20shunt
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Conducteurs et résistances
- Signalisation (Transport par rail)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- shunt de circuit de voie
1, record 2, French, shunt%20de%20circuit%20de%20voie
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shunt : résistance montée en dérivation avec un appareil afin de réduire, dans une proportion donnée, le courant qui le traverse, [...] dérivation. 1, record 2, French, - shunt%20de%20circuit%20de%20voie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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