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English translation: Brigade des Réseaux Ferrés (one of the three main services of the Regional Transport Police Service)


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French term or phrase:brigade des réseaux ferrés (BRF)
English translation:Brigade des Réseaux Ferrés (one of the three main services of the Regional Transport Police Service)
Entered by: Shaila Kamath
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03:47 Jul 21, 2010
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Engineering (general) / video protection of the police force
French term or phrase: brigade des réseaux ferrés (BRF)
This term appears in a text concerning the Paris Police force. It just appears as an item in a table. Many thanks for help offered
Shaila Kamath
India
Local time: 03:05
Brigade des Réseaux Ferrés (one of the three main services of the Regional Transport Police Service)
Explanation:
From my research, there appears to be no direct English equivalent. Therefore, I would keep the French and provide an explanation in English in brackets.

Source: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_régionale_des_transports

La Police régionale des transports est composée de trois services principaux :

la Brigade des réseaux ferrés (BRF) comprenant :
le SSRP (Service de sécurisation des réseaux parisiens), qui s'occupe de la sécurisation du métro parisien,
le SSRB (Service de sécurisation des réseaux de banlieue), qui s'occupe de la sécurisation des trains de banlieue RER et Transilien,
le SSNR (Service de sécurisation nocturne des réseaux) ;
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Chris Hall
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Local time: 22:35
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Brigade des Réseaux Ferrés (one of the three main services of the Regional Transport Police Service)


Explanation:
From my research, there appears to be no direct English equivalent. Therefore, I would keep the French and provide an explanation in English in brackets.

Source: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_régionale_des_transports

La Police régionale des transports est composée de trois services principaux :

la Brigade des réseaux ferrés (BRF) comprenant :
le SSRP (Service de sécurisation des réseaux parisiens), qui s'occupe de la sécurisation du métro parisien,
le SSRB (Service de sécurisation des réseaux de banlieue), qui s'occupe de la sécurisation des trains de banlieue RER et Transilien,
le SSNR (Service de sécurisation nocturne des réseaux) ;

Chris Hall
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:35
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
3 mins

agree  La Classe
1 hr

agree  polyglot45: but there is such or was such a thing as the British Transport Police in the UK
3 hrs

agree  mimi 254
3 hrs

agree  Jennifer White: polyglot is right. Transport police is the En equivalent
5 hrs

agree  juliebarba: agree with Poly and Jennifer
9 hrs
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