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French term or phrase:	vélorail
English translation:	railbike
Entered by:	xxxPemaLa

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09:29 Oct 21, 2002

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel / tourism

French term or phrase: vélorail

Those little wagons one pedals along the train tracks - do they have a name?

xxxPemaLa KudoZ activity Questions: 24 (none open) Answers: 36 France
Local time: 04:46

railbike

Explanation:
HTH

Sheila

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Selected response from:

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 04:46

Grading comment

Thank you! HOW did you find that?
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

railbike

Sheila Hardie

cycles on rails, or...

Nancy Bonnefond

handcar

Steffen Walter

push-me-pull-me

mark griffith

Answers

6 mins confidence:

handcar

Explanation:
or hand trolley

...spring to mind...

HTH
Steffen

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:46
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

railbike

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 04:46
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

Grading comment

Thank you! HOW did you find that?

20 mins confidence:

cycles on rails, or...

Explanation:
rail cycles.
Ref: tourism office in Cantal France
"the trains have now been replaced by amusing cycles on rails for summer recreation"

Nancy Bonnefond
France
Local time: 04:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French,

English

2 hrs confidence:

push-me-pull-me

Explanation:
I think they're called push-me-pull-me-s. The little flatcars where a seesawing lever operated by a person drives the cart forward?

Really not sure, but that springs to mind.

mark griffith
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of:

English