Flachbahn
English translation: no set term, usually a circumlocution.... see examples below
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| 4 | no set term, usually a circumlocution.... see examples below |
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| 4 | flat track |
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| 3 | level track, zero-grade track |
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no set term, usually a circumlocution.... see examples below Explanation: It would have helped if we had had a sentence to play with because the concept is not very "English" - we don't have problems withe mountain passes as in the Alps! But here are a couple of articles to look at for inspiration.... 1) "In 1947, Swiss engineers envisioned the preliminary idea for a flat Gotthard base tunnel that could accommodate faster trains and heavier cargo loads. ... www.inboundlogistics.com/articles/global/global0106a.shtml&... 2) "Tunnel construction at Faido on the Gotthard base line ... Because the line is almost flat, goods trains can be twice as heavy as those which have to climb ... www.swissworld.org/eng/swissworld.html?siteSect=907&sid=398... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2006-09-05 11:09:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 57km of flat railway line between...... |
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level track, zero-grade track Explanation: 'zero-grade' is the technical term ('grade' is the slope of the track) sample refs: TSB Reports - Rail 2000 - R00W0106Railway Investigation Report, Main Track Derailment Canadian National Freight ... At Mile 154.0, the track becomes level (zero grade) for approximately 0.4 ... www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/ rail/2000/r00w0106/r00w0106.asp Modern Railway TerminologyA train stalled over a gap in the conductor rail of an electric railway is said to be ... UK terms are gradient or "bank". "At grade" means level track. ... www.railway-technical.com/newglos.html Topography and Coal RailroadsHowever, an uphill incline (the grade of a railroad) dramatically reduces the ability to pull a load. "[I]f at 20 mph on a level track a locomotive exerts 3 ... www.virginiaplaces.org/geology/coaltopo.html |
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flat track Explanation: Begriff bei Motorrennen, siehe z.B. 1. link, dort auch Übersetzung DE <> EN (switch between languages). Offensichtlich gibt es den Begriff auch bei Eisenbahn, siehe z.B. 2. link Reference: http://www.motocross.cz/encyklopedie/objekty1.phtml?id_nuts_... Reference: http://cprr.org/CPRR_Discussion_Group/2006/06/dollars-per-mi... |
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