Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

switcher

Latvian translation:

motorvilcējs

Added to glossary by Ojars
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Oct 10, 2010 17:37
13 yrs ago
English term

Switcher

English to Latvian Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering Railroad
Vispār - cepuri nost kā te atbild jautājumus..
Varbūt par mazo lokomotīvju vārdiem latviski arī zinām? :)

A switcher or shunter (Great Britain: shunter; Australia: shunter or yard pilot; USA: switcher or switch engine, except Pennsylvania Railroad: shifter) is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been brought in, and generally moving railroad cars around – a process usually known as switching (UK: shunting). They do this in classification yards (Great Britain: marshalling yards. Switchers may also make short transfer runs and even be the only motive power on branch lines and switching and terminal railroads.
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Oct 11, 2010 21:31: Ojars Created KOG entry

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Ojars (asker) Oct 11, 2010:
Sandra, paldies par terminu!
Jānis Greivuls Oct 10, 2010:
Hmm, gribēju Sandras teiktajam piemetināt savu "piekrītu", tikai viņas atbilde nav noformēta atbilstošā veidā.... Žēl. :)
Ojars (asker) Oct 10, 2010:
Tad jau man ir stipras aizdomas, ka swithcer, alias shunter (UK) alias yard pilot [AUD], switch engine, alias shifter latviski būs
motorvilcējs!
:)
Sandra Kuple Oct 10, 2010:
No papīra avotiem No grām. «Dzelzceļi. Vispārīgs kurss», R., 1996.
87. lpp: «Pēc darba veida lokomotīves iedala kravas, pasažieru un manevru lokomotīvēs..»
107. lpp.: «Par motorvilcēju sauc nelielas jaudas lokomotīvi, kura paredzēta manevra darbiem dzelzceļa stacijās un rūpniecības uzņēmumu pievedceļos.»
Grāmatā «Latvijas dzelzceļam – 80», R., 1999 87. lpp. ir minētas manevru un saimniecisko darbu lokomotīves.

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