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16:05 Apr 19, 2001 |
German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering | |||||
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na | joint profile/switch opening profile |
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na | joint profiles, rail groove profile |
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joint profile/switch opening profile Explanation: alt. to joint: gap Ernst+Engstr�ms Teknisk Ordbok+Norstedts+MW |
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joint profiles, rail groove profile Explanation: [rail or track] joint profiles, rail groove profile I suspect these terms refer to (A) the end-to-end joints between adjacent rail/track (plain or at a switch) and (B) the contour of the rail groove seen in section. The following might at least get you a step closer. Fugenprofile Tensa Fugenprofile und leichte Fahrbahnübergänge (photos): http://www.proceq.com/deutsch/produkte/gruppe2/tensaFugenpro... Joint profiles: http://www.ib-schmitz.de/e_leistung.htm track joints: http://www.railroadextra.com/glossry1.Html track joints, rail joints: Google: Searched English pages for rail "track joint" "track joints". Results 1 - 9 of 9. Search took 0.28 seconds, e.g.: http://www.wic.net/ncode40/tracklaying.html (model rr!) http://trainweb.com/sandiegorail/glossary.html http://www.the-education-site.com/rail/glos.html ******* * Spurrinne, -rille: rail groove * (Auch:) Spurrille (Rillenweite in der Kreuzung: Bahn) switch opening (Ernst, W. der industriellen Technik, ISBN 3 87097 145 2) Auch: Schienenstoß: rail joint (Oxford-Duden Pictorial, ISBN 0 19 869154 X) HTH Tom see above |
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