ravalement voie ballast (RVB)
English translation: RVB = renouvellement voie et ballast - track and ballast renewal
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peer agreement (net): +1RVB = renouvellement voie et ballast - track and ballast renewal Explanation: cf. SNCF glossary http://lwdr.free.fr/abreviations.html Ravalement is a typo or a free gift from an over-zealous Automatic correction system -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 mins (2008-04-02 10:58:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the whole of the track and ballast were renewed/replaced in 1986 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2008-04-02 11:05:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- by the way, désolidarisation probably refers to the fact that the rails were LWR/CWR (long/continous welded rails) and that they have to be "unwelded" from each other |
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