cambiadores de ejes

English translation: gauge-changing installations

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Spanish term or phrase:cambiadores de ejes
English translation:gauge-changing installations
Entered by: tnkw (X)

16:42 Aug 8, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / railway
Spanish term or phrase: cambiadores de ejes
in specifications for radio/telephone system to be supplied to rail network, under site for radio coverage:

Estaciones e instalaciones anejas a las mismas. Se incluiran las estaciones colindantes, asi como los cambiadores de ejes, talleres, instalaciones de verificacion de trenes, etc.
JudyK
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:15
Gauge-changing installations
Explanation:
These are situated at places, such as Port Bou, where trains cross from a standard gauge network (eg the SNCF) to a network with a different gauge (eg Renfe). The operation is carried out automatically. Trains consisting of Talgo-type rolling-stock, such as the overnight Paris Austerlitz - Madrid Chamartín sleeper (used to be called the 'Puerta del Sol') are able to change fairly quickly from one gauge to another. Similar installations are found between the Russian system and Eastern European systems (e.g. Brest-Litovsk).
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tnkw (X)
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5 +1axis changers (there are gear changers)
Xenia Wong
3 +1Gauge-changing installations
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axis changers (there are gear changers)


Explanation:
My thoughts.

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Note added at 14 mins (2004-08-08 16:57:36 GMT)
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I did not mean to imply that gear changers is an equivalent translation.
I simply meant to say that there are also gear changers.
Good luck!

Xenia Wong
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agree  maryel
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agree  Andra Parvu
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disagree  tazdog (X): sorry, but this is a literal translation that makes no sense here.
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Gauge-changing installations


Explanation:
These are situated at places, such as Port Bou, where trains cross from a standard gauge network (eg the SNCF) to a network with a different gauge (eg Renfe). The operation is carried out automatically. Trains consisting of Talgo-type rolling-stock, such as the overnight Paris Austerlitz - Madrid Chamartín sleeper (used to be called the 'Puerta del Sol') are able to change fairly quickly from one gauge to another. Similar installations are found between the Russian system and Eastern European systems (e.g. Brest-Litovsk).


    Reference: http://www.todotren.com.ar/trenes/talgos_1.htm
tnkw (X)
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Thanks very much to everyone - this answer does indeed seem to make sense!

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agree  tazdog (X): this is exactly what it means
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