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in abgehenden Gleisen in Weichen

English translation: branching off tracks (at switches)

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German term or phrase:	in abgehenden Gleisen in Weichen
English translation:	branching off tracks (at switches)
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22:08 Aug 27, 2010

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German term or phrase: in abgehenden Gleisen in Weichen

Nochmal wie zuvor aus der Datei mit GleisbaumaschienÖ

Gleis- und Weichenstopfmaschine

Besonderheiten

- Gesamtgewicht 95 t
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- Hubvorrichtung für das Heben und Stopfen in abgehenden Gleisen in Weichen

smeinke KudoZ activity Questions: 608 (8 open) (12 without valid answers) (43 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 10:49

branching off tracks (at switches)

Explanation:
Weil mir im Moment so gar keine andere Möglichkeit einfallen will, wo ein Gleis abgehen kann, wenn nicht in einer Weiche, würde ich das "in Weichen" fallen lassen.

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Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 10:49

Grading comment

Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

branching off tracks (at switches)

Bernd Runge

forking tracks at points

Steven Jefferson

under diverging tracks at points (BrE) / switches (AmE)

xxxNKW

outgoing tracks

casper

tracks near switch points

Gertraud K.

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

tracks near switch points

Explanation:
tracks near switch points needs extra care

Gertraud K.
Japan
Local time: 17:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

abgehende Gleise in Weichen

branching off tracks (at switches)

Explanation:
Weil mir im Moment so gar keine andere Möglichkeit einfallen will, wo ein Gleis abgehen kann, wenn nicht in einer Weiche, würde ich das "in Weichen" fallen lassen.

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 58

Grading comment

Danke!

8 hrs confidence:

abgehenden Gleise outgoing tracks

Explanation:
"Weiche" is not a problem, I suppose?

Weiche
(railway) switch (Am), points (Br), turnout
http://www.dict.cc/?s=weiche

casper
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 25

12 hrs confidence:

forking tracks at points

Explanation:
'weichen' are points - it seems to be about a jacking system for lifting the train off the main track onto a branching or forking track via the points

Example sentence(s):

the body fell off the top of the train where the tracked forked at the points near Paddington

Steven Jefferson
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

20 hrs confidence:

under diverging tracks at points (BrE) / switches (AmE)

Explanation:
[plant for lifting (the track) and packing (the ballast)] under diverging routes at points/switches. This appears to be part of a ballast-processing programme run by the Civil Engineering Dept.

xxxNKW
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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