Pointe Réelle d’Aiguille
English translation: actual point of switch
| 08:15 Aug 9, 2010 |
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|  Selected response from: Callum Walker United Kingdom Local time: 19:40 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +2actual point of switch Explanation: Alternatively, "point of switch" From Termium Plus -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2010-08-09 08:20:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Definition of 'point of switch': "That place in a track where a car passes from the main track to a turnout." (Answers.com) Reference: http://www.termiumplus.gc.ca |
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| Reference: Actual switch point Reference information: and the curved closure rail—which is then followed by a tangent section leading into the toe of the frog. ACTUAL SWITCH POINT angle. Curved closure rail ... trb.metapress.com/index/7210010201J886T8.pdf The distance between the ACTUAL SWITCH POINT and half-inch frog point along the tangent ... OR A transportation carrier such as a truck line or a rail line. ... www.csx.com/?fuseaction=about.rr_dictionary&i=L Lead, Straight The distance between the ACTUAL SWITCH POINT and half-inch frog point along the tangent center line of a lateral turnout. In a curved turnout the lead is measured along the center line of the curve with the longer radius. http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=about.rr_dictionary&i=L Proximity sensors mounted on each switch point check the ACTUAL SWITCH POINT to stock rail position. •. De-bounce time delay for the Normal (NWC) or Reverse ... www.tc.gc.ca/innovation/tdc/publication/pdf/13800/13853e.pd... |
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