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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Electric Locomotive | | German term or phrase: SO | "Für die Anbringung von Bergungsgeräten ist Platz von ca. 360mm Durchmesser und ca. 700mm Höhe über SO an den Abhebestellen vorgesehen, ohne größere Komponenten demontieren zu müssen. Der Lokkasten wurde einem Druckversuch unterzogen, um die berechnete Druckfestigkeit entsprechend der EN12663 nachzuweisen."
From a text about a type of electric locomotive. This bit is discussing the body. I have no idea whatsoever what SO stands for. TIA for any light you can shed on this most mysterious abbreviation. |
|  Rowan MorrellKudoZ activityQuestions: 2321 (none open) ( 48 closed without grading) Answers: 2764
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| | Schienenobenkante | Explanation:
rail head - upper surface of the rail
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-10-30 08:04:11 GMT)
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the expression is Höhe über SO - height above the upper/top surface of the rail |
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| Grading comment Both answers were pretty equally convincing, but CMJ_Trans got in a little faster, so it's the points to him, although I have fixed the typo before entering it in the glossary! ;-) Many thanks to everyone - appreciate your assistance.
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3 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +3 | SO (abbreviation) Schienenoberkante = top of rail, upper surface of rail
Explanation:
Logical, in the context...
| David Moore
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