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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / light rail description | | German term or phrase: meterspurig | Context: Basiert auf diesen 15 Fahrzeugen, aber nun der Crash-Norm EN 15227 genügend, bestellte FEVE für die meterspurige Eisenbahn von León nach Matallana vier dieselelektrische Tram-Trains, die auch die neue 9 km lange Tramlinie in der 130.000-Einwohner-Stadt León befahren werden.
meter gauge track? |
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| | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge / metre-gauge track | Explanation:
In Spain there is an extensive system of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge railways, in the north of the country, operated by FEVE (Ferrocarriles Españoles de Vía Estrecha, Spanish narrow gauge railways) and EuskoTren (Eusko Trenbideak, Basque Railways). At the centre of this system is a metre gauge line which runs for 650 km (404 mi) along the entire length of Spain's north coast. FEVE and EuskoTren form the longest narrow gauge network in Europe. Also near Madrid, on the mountain range of Guadarrama runs a mountain train through a short but extremely sinuous track, operated by Renfe. Separate metre gauge railways are operated by the FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Catalan regional government railways) from Barcelona to Manresa and Igualada, the FGV (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana, Valencian regional government railways) around the city of Valencia, as well as along the Costa Blanca from Alicante to Denia, and the SFM (Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca) on the island of Majorca. Also on the island of Majorca, the FS (Ferrocarril de Sóller) operates a 3 ft (914 mm) gauge electrified railway and connecting tramway. Also the Euskotran in Bilbao, which is not a "light rail", is unusual in new tramway and light rail systems opened in the last twenty-five years in having adopted metre gauge. EuskoTran is part of EuskoTren, the Basque regional government rail company. This company also owns several bus lines. Metro Bilbao started in 1995 on EuskoTren track and has a metre gauge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_gauge_railway
Or just 'metre-gauge'.
In BE, we distinguish between a 'meter' for measuring say gas or electric supply and a 'metre' as a unit of measurement. We are also quite keen on our hyphens. |
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48 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge / metre-gauge track
Explanation:
In Spain there is an extensive system of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge railways, in the north of the country, operated by FEVE (Ferrocarriles Españoles de Vía Estrecha, Spanish narrow gauge railways) and EuskoTren (Eusko Trenbideak, Basque Railways). At the centre of this system is a metre gauge line which runs for 650 km (404 mi) along the entire length of Spain's north coast. FEVE and EuskoTren form the longest narrow gauge network in Europe. Also near Madrid, on the mountain range of Guadarrama runs a mountain train through a short but extremely sinuous track, operated by Renfe. Separate metre gauge railways are operated by the FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Catalan regional government railways) from Barcelona to Manresa and Igualada, the FGV (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana, Valencian regional government railways) around the city of Valencia, as well as along the Costa Blanca from Alicante to Denia, and the SFM (Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca) on the island of Majorca. Also on the island of Majorca, the FS (Ferrocarril de Sóller) operates a 3 ft (914 mm) gauge electrified railway and connecting tramway. Also the Euskotran in Bilbao, which is not a "light rail", is unusual in new tramway and light rail systems opened in the last twenty-five years in having adopted metre gauge. EuskoTran is part of EuskoTren, the Basque regional government rail company. This company also owns several bus lines. Metro Bilbao started in 1995 on EuskoTren track and has a metre gauge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_gauge_railway
Or just 'metre-gauge'.
In BE, we distinguish between a 'meter' for measuring say gas or electric supply and a 'metre' as a unit of measurement. We are also quite keen on our hyphens.
| Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 146
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