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English translation: trackbed

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French term or phrase:	corps de la voie
English translation:	trackbed
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10:10 Jun 15, 2011

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French term or phrase: corps de la voie

As simple as body of the track or something else?

Aux points bas des fossés, les eaux de pluies sont évacuées par des cascades vers les fossés latérales du corps de la voie.

TIA Chris.

Bashiqa KudoZ activity Questions: 213 (11 open) (6 without valid answers) (39 closed without grading) Answers: 576 France
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trackbed

Explanation:
"A track bed or trackbed is the term used to describe the groundwork onto which a railway track is laid. "

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B D Finch
France
Local time: 21:11

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trackbed

B D Finch

main embankment

Didier Fourcot

Discussion entries: 1

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24 mins confidence:

main embankment

Explanation:
Per my understanding there could be one or more tracks on their own embankments or raised profile (hence the "fossés") on top of a main embankment "corps de voie" that has its own "fossés latéraux"

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Note added at 35 minutes (2011-06-15 10:45:23 GMT)
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http://w09.hillingdon.gov.uk/images/dv_pl_files/66712_APP_20...
The Up Main line main embankment will be strengthened and widened to accommodate a second track

http://books.google.com/books?id=5EArAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA701&lpg=P...
Potter Hill slide from west end of main embankment failure, looking east. face water from infiltrating and eroding the ban

Didier Fourcot
Local time: 21:11
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trackbed

Explanation:
"A track bed or trackbed is the term used to describe the groundwork onto which a railway track is laid. "

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_bed

B D Finch
France
Local time: 21:11
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English
PRO pts in category: 57

Grading comment

Merci.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Grey matter starting to turn over, remembering my days train-spotting.

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