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11:18 Mar 8, 2008 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 23:25 | ||||||
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1 +2 | trap points plus a sand drag |
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trap points plus a sand drag Explanation: I wondered if this might be anything to do with a siding used for loading waggons with sand, but I somehow don't think that can be right. How about this instead? Is there anything in your wider context to suggest it is about safety and stopping runaway trains? This Wiki article might give you more info, I haven't looked: Catch points - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Trap points and a sand drag protect the exit of a station passing loop (left ... to some method of stopping a vehicle, such as a sand drag or buffer stop. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_points |
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