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klaptreden

English translation: retractable steps


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Dutch term or phrase:klaptreden
English translation:retractable steps
Entered by: Edirel Susanna
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22:05 Aug 14, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Dutch term or phrase: klaptreden
Does anybody know the translation of the Dutch word "klaptreden"...it involves train/metro systems: Example sentence in Dutch: De eerdergenoemde regiotram Köln-Bonn heeft een hoge vloer, maar heeft klaptreden waardoor hij ook langs lage perrons kan stoppen.......Help, SOS!! : )
Edirel Susanna
United States
Local time: 04:53
retractable steps
Explanation:
The first thing that came to mind was retractable steps. I then Googled it to see if I was right and I came up with the following link...

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Note added at 40 mins (2010-08-14 22:46:04 GMT)
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I looked again and found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/File:GWR_coach_A38_231_retractable_steps.jpg
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Casey Dovale
Local time: 10:53
Grading comment
Thank you very much
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retractable steps


Explanation:
The first thing that came to mind was retractable steps. I then Googled it to see if I was right and I came up with the following link...

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Note added at 40 mins (2010-08-14 22:46:04 GMT)
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I looked again and found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/File:GWR_coach_A38_231_retractable_steps.jpg


    Reference: http://www.railmotor93.org/features/features.html#
Casey Dovale
Local time: 10:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank van Thienen
1 hr

agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: At low level platforms (when the second of two units) a retractable step operates / Het is een zogenaamd hybride voertuig, dat op station Zuid omschakelt van bovenleiding op derde rail, van 2,65 meter naar 3 meter (klaptreden)
1 hr

agree  Jack den Haan
7 hrs

agree  Saskia Steur
13 hrs
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