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caténairiste

English translation: OHL technician/engineer

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French term or phrase:	caténairiste
English translation:	OHL technician/engineer
Entered by:	Elodie Rousseau

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17:43 Apr 27, 2007

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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping

French term or phrase: caténairiste

Enfin en raison d’une législation locale qui empêche les secours d’intervenir sur un site encore électrifié tout contrôleur est à même, une fois la coupure d’urgence obtenue, de se transformer en *caténairiste* et d’effectuer la mise à la terre du fil de contact alimenté sous 25000 volts.

Dans un texte sur le TGV.
Je n'ai pas trouvé le terme dans le Larousse, mais la définition suivante pour caténaire:
Se dit du système de suspension de fil conducteur servant à l'alimentation en courant des locomotives électriques et des tramways.

Il s'agit donc vraisemblablement d'un électricien spécialisé.
Est-ce que quelqu'un connaît l'équivalent anglais ?

Merci d'avance

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OHL technician/engineer

Explanation:
OHL = overhead line expert/technician

Caténaire en anglais se dit "overhead line" - the catenary is only part of the overhead line system in English - it is a "faux ami"

However in this sentence, all they are saying is that the travelling ticket inspector is trained to intervene in the event of a problem and to act as an OHL electrician

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OHL technician/engineer

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catenary electrician

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(specialist) catenary worker

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(specialist) catenary worker

Explanation:
There are many ways of calling people who work on catenaries, see below:

He was one of three specialist catenary workers who had been supplied to another company undertaking work on the railway. They did not have expertise in ...
www.amec.com/sustainabilityreport2004/healthsafety5.html

continue to maintain a current understanding of elec-. trical safety issues as they relate to high-speed opera-. tions. Catenary Worker on Structure Over ...
www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/Research/ord9902.pdf

Electric fitter on catenary. and traction sub-stations. LRT; Ord.No.56/14.02.2003. Executive Director. EA”RA”. Electrician on catenary ...
www.minedu.government.bg/opencms/export/sites/mon/left_menu...

On 24 May a catenary worker employed by AMEC SPIE Rail died after coming into ... On 11 September, an electrician employed by AMEC in Australia died as the ...
www.amec.com/sustainabilityreport2004/healthsafety5.html

) At the time of his death the deceased was an apprentice electrician and ... Part of this work included the fixing and installation of catenary wire used ...
www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/decisions/coronial/coronial...

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