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English translation: first apply position/last release position

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German term or phrase:	Anlegestufe/Lösestufe
English translation:	first apply position/last release position
Entered by:	David Williams

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14:15 Aug 30, 2011

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German term or phrase: Anlegestufe/Lösestufe

Context:

"sobald der Druck in der Leitung der indirekten Bremse geringer ist wie die erste Anlegestufe / letzte Lösestufe"

Talking about the braking system, so anlegen & lösen are obviously application & release respectively.

* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Memo
* Target audience: Railway engineers
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): American English

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first apply position/last release position

Explanation:
or: first apply stage/last release stage

This seems to be very specific brake terminology, mainly used by a German brake company called Knorr. If I understand this correctly, the two terms indicate positions of the brake lever/handle. Brake force is applied in "stages", i.e. the pressure is reduced/increased gradually by moving the lever from the normal position in stages or notches to the next position.
See "mehrlösige Bremse" http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druckluftbremse_(Eisenbahn).
For a nice German reference on Knorr-Bremsen see: http://hotel.dds.dk/bunke/ivan/Vortrag_BremseBR185.2.pdf

I have found only one English document describing this application which might be a translation though.

Please see pages 9 and 10.
http://www.unife.org/uploads/06_Brake_control_Schmidt_Susann...

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Uta Kappler
Local time: 02:51

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Many thanks!
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first apply position/last release position

Uta Kappler

initial brake application / final brake release

casper

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initial brake application / final brake release

Explanation:
You've already suggested (and rightly so) that "anlegen & lösen are obviously application & release respectively". It's the '-stufe' part that's bothering you, I guess ? I wouldn't bother to translate the '-stufe' part of the source term.

...geringer ist als die erste Anlegestufe / letzte Lösestufe
...is less/lower than during the initial brake application / final brake release

casper
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erste Anlegestufe/letzte Lösestufe

first apply position/last release position

Uta Kappler
Local time: 02:51
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Many thanks!

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