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WIRE FAILURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wire failure
1, record 1, English, wire%20failure
officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wire failure: term officially approved by CP Rail. 2, record 1, English, - wire%20failure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport par rail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rupture de fils
1, record 1, French, rupture%20de%20fils
feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quand un train chasse-neige reçoit une feuille de libération portant l'inscription "rupture de fils", (...) il peut poursuivre sa route après vingt minutes, mais il doit circuler à vitesse de marche à vue jusqu'à ce qu'il ait obtenu les renseignements nécessaires. 2, record 1, French, - rupture%20de%20fils
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rupture de fils : terme uniformisé par CP Rail. 3, record 1, French, - rupture%20de%20fils
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-07-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Signalling (Rail Transport)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wire failure
1, record 2, English, wire%20failure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If all orders held for a train have been made complete and communication fails before clearance has been OK'd by train dispatcher, the operator may deliver such orders, accompanied by clearance bearing notation "wire failure" and the time ... 1, record 2, English, - wire%20failure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Signalisation (Transport par rail)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rupture de fils
1, record 2, French, rupture%20de%20fils
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si, alors que tous les ordres destinés à un train ont été complétés, les communications font défaut avant que la feuille de libération ait été APPROUVÉE (OK) par le régulateur, l'opérateur peut remettre ces ordres avec une feuille de libération portant l'inscription : «Rupture de fils», et l'heure; [...] 1, record 2, French, - rupture%20de%20fils
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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