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RAILROAD TUNNEL [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- railroad tunnel
1, record 1, English, railroad%20tunnel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
railroad tunnel: an item in the "Structures" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - railroad%20tunnel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tunnel ferroviaire
1, record 1, French, tunnel%20ferroviaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tunnel ferroviaire : objet de la classe «Constructions» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment». 2, record 1, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Construction Works (Railroads)
- Rail Networks
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- railway tunnel
1, record 2, English, railway%20tunnel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- railroad tunnel 2, record 2, English, railroad%20tunnel
correct
- rail tunnel 3, record 2, English, rail%20tunnel
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tunnel running under a river or a hillside through which a railway line runs. 4, record 2, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
1886. The Severn Railway Tunnel - Britain's longest - was opened. 5, record 2, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Severn. One of the principal rivers of Great Britain ... . A railroad tunnel (opened 1886) more than 4 mi (6.4 km) long passes under the estuary. 2, record 2, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tunnel: A passageway as for trains, automobiles, etc. through or under and obstruction, as a city, mountain, river, harbor or the like. 6, record 2, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Ouvrages d'art (Voies ferrées)
- Réseaux ferroviaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tunnel ferroviaire
1, record 2, French, tunnel%20ferroviaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tunnel de chemin de fer 2, record 2, French, tunnel%20de%20chemin%20de%20fer
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soit un sous-système de contrôle du trafic ferroviaire d'un tunnel. [...] Accès à un tunnel ferroviaire. Les trains approchant du tunnel déclenchent un capteur annonçant leur présence. Ils s'arrêtent alors à la signalisation d'entrée du tunnel si elle n'est pas au vert. Une fois que le trafic a commencé dans une direction, la signalisation reste au vert et des trains successifs, de même direction, peuvent entrer librement dans le tunnel. La signalisation redevient rouge lorsque le dernier train (d'une direction donnée) a quitté la section critique. Cependant, un train arrivant dans la direction opposée doit attendre que le trafic de l'autre direction soit terminé. 3, record 2, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le respect des décisions et des engagements pris aux sommets de Chambéry en 1997 et de Nîmes en 1999, les deux gouvernements ont décidé la construction d'une nouvelle liaison ferroviaire, mixte marchandises et voyageurs entre Lyon et Turin, avec un tunnel ferroviaire de 52 km environ, foré sous les Alpes en territoire français et italien. 4, record 2, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Noter que «tunnel» est un terme générique englobant les notions de «tunnel routier», «tunnel ferroviaire» et «tunnel sous-marin»; cependant le terme est souvent utilisé absolument surtout au sens de «tunnel routier» (voir cette fiche). 5, record 2, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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