Schaltweg

English translation: switching track

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German term or phrase:Schaltweg
English translation:switching track

15:12 May 9, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / railway, railroad
German term or phrase: Schaltweg
Technical railway/railroad term from Germany.
ATC
Canada
switching track
Explanation:
This is a track that curves and lets a train switch from one set of tracks to another. You'll see a pic of it in the first link below (it's from a toy train but the principle is the same).
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Marcus Malabad
Canada
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2switching track
Marcus Malabad
4feed path/contact travel
Kim Metzger
4switched path
pschmitt
4switching sequence
gangels (X)


  

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feed path/contact travel


Explanation:
Would appear to have an electrical context.


    Reference: http://www.tecnologix.net
Kim Metzger
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switched path


Explanation:
Hope this helps

pschmitt
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switching track


Explanation:
This is a track that curves and lets a train switch from one set of tracks to another. You'll see a pic of it in the first link below (it's from a toy train but the principle is the same).


    Reference: http://www.someonespecial.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/brio06.ht...
Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in pair: 1798

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agree  Steve McFarlane
5 days

agree  Сергей Лузан: ÒNormalerweise reguliert mit doppelter Kreuzungsweiche. Bildwoerterbuch "Deutsch und Russisch", VEB Verlag Enzyklopaedie, Leipzig, 1966."
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
switching sequence


Explanation:
is the accepted term. Don't see why it should not be applicable to railroad technology

gangels (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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