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Fugenprofile/Spurillenprofile

English translation: joint profiles, rail groove profile

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German term or phrase:Fugenprofile/Spurillenprofile
English translation:joint profiles, rail groove profile
Entered by: Tom Funke

16:05 Apr 19, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Fugenprofile/Spurillenprofile
The context is the manufacture of rail tracks. Are these grooved forms and flangeway forms?
Marcus Malabad
Canada
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

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* 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
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Summary of answers provided
najoint profile/switch opening profile
Mats Wiman
najoint profiles, rail groove profile
Tom Funke


  

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1 hr
joint profile/switch opening profile


Explanation:
alt. to joint: gap


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Mats Wiman
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Local time: 15:35
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2 hrs
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



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Tom Funke
Local time: 09:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2419
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