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VOITURE-ECHELLE [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

tower car: an item in the "Rail Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

voiture-échelle : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport ferroviaire» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Railroad Maintenance
DEF

A motor car equipped with a high adjustable platform on which workmen can stand to make repairs.

CONT

Tower Car. This maintenance-of-way car is more or less essential for maintaining the tunnels, bridges and overhead catenary wiring on your layout.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
CONT

La voiture-échelle est un véhicule de service qui était destiné à l'entretien des lignes aériennes [...]; [il] s'agit d'une échelle avec plate-forme, montée [...] sur un chassis [...]

OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • wagon à plateforme mobile
  • automotrice porte plateforme

Spanish

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