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BALLAST POWER CAR [1 record]

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Record 1 1984-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
  • Rail Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
  • Transport par rail
DEF

Wagon transportant à la fois des réservoirs que l'on remplit d'eau (pour obtenir une masse précise permettant de tester la voie) et une génératrice de courant (pour alimenter des instruments de mesure).

OBS

Le terme anglais «ballast» n'a pas été retenu en français, celui-ci risquant de semer de la confusion avec l'acception : «ballast : roche dure [...] utilisée dans l'infrastructure des voies ferrées [...]». LEXIS.

Spanish

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