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Gleitschuhe vs Schleifschuhe

English translation: Railway slang

13:32 Jan 25, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Gleitschuhe vs Schleifschuhe
Ist es das gleiche? Kontext: Schienenbremse eines Eisenbahnwagons
Konstantinos Tsanakas
Germany
Local time: 13:06
English translation:Railway slang
Explanation:
I think they are the same, but they are normally known as "Magnetbremse". The terms your writer has used are used to refer to part of the valve gear on a steam locomotive ("Gleitschuh") and to the "shoe" which collects electric current from the third rail of e.g. the Hamburg S-Bahn system, or the 750 V d.c. system of British Rail's Southern Region. The only difference between these latter is the Hamburg system is a side-contact and the BR system a top contact rail.
I think it is fairly clear that one or other of the terms will come into regular use for the "Magnetbremse", although neither is strictly accurate, as the magnetic brake does NOT slide along the railhead all the time, even when braking, but induces an eddy current which slows the train down to a certain speed, after which contact braking is possible.

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Note added at 2004-01-25 14:43:32 (GMT)
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\"Track brake\" is the expression we would use.

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Note added at 2004-01-26 09:18:24 (GMT)
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AKA \"Magnetschienenbremse\"

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Note added at 2004-01-26 09:19:44 (GMT)
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Or in the UK \"Magnetic track brake\"
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David Moore (X)
Local time: 13:06
Grading comment
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Railway slang


Explanation:
I think they are the same, but they are normally known as "Magnetbremse". The terms your writer has used are used to refer to part of the valve gear on a steam locomotive ("Gleitschuh") and to the "shoe" which collects electric current from the third rail of e.g. the Hamburg S-Bahn system, or the 750 V d.c. system of British Rail's Southern Region. The only difference between these latter is the Hamburg system is a side-contact and the BR system a top contact rail.
I think it is fairly clear that one or other of the terms will come into regular use for the "Magnetbremse", although neither is strictly accurate, as the magnetic brake does NOT slide along the railhead all the time, even when braking, but induces an eddy current which slows the train down to a certain speed, after which contact braking is possible.

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Note added at 2004-01-25 14:43:32 (GMT)
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\"Track brake\" is the expression we would use.

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Note added at 2004-01-26 09:18:24 (GMT)
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AKA \"Magnetschienenbremse\"

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Note added at 2004-01-26 09:19:44 (GMT)
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Or in the UK \"Magnetic track brake\"

David Moore (X)
Local time: 13:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 9672
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Jory: Considering the Stillstandbremse/Feststellbremse question, I suspect that the author is simply being careless, or is attempting to avoid repetition, which amounts to the same thing in a technical text.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, JJ

agree  Brandis (X): so do it
19 hrs
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