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WAGON TREMIES LONGITUDINALES [2 records]

Record 1 2001-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
OBS

Designated by code letter "H" for data input or field reporting.

DEF

An open-top car designed to carry a wide variety of minerals for bottom or side unloading by gravity through cross or longitudinal hoppers.

OBS

For practical purposes, the term "hopper car", when not preceded by the word "covered", indicates specifically an open-top hopper car.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

Désigné par la lettre"H" aux fins de l’enregistrement des données wagons ou de l’établissement des rapports externes.

DEF

Wagon découvert conçu pour le transport de céréales ou d’une grande variété de minerais dont le déchargement s’effectue par gravité entre les voies ou sur le côté au moyen de trémies transversales ou longitudinales.

OBS

Dans la pratique, le terme "hopper car" désigne expressément un wagon-trémie découvert. Lorsqu’il s’agit d’un wagon-trémie couvert, on parle de "covered hopper car".

OBS

"wagon-trémie découvert" est uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

Term(s) officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

Terme(s) uniformisé(s) par CP Rail.

Spanish

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