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railcar switching

French translation: manoeuvres de wagons

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English term or phrase:railcar switching
French translation:manoeuvres de wagons
Entered by: Carmy Tutino

11:00 Nov 26, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / railway terminology
English term or phrase: railcar switching
Loading/unloading shall be halted whenever railcar switching is on the same track and near the railcar being loaded or unloaded
Carmy Tutino
Canada
Local time: 23:39
manoeuvres de wagons
Explanation:
moving railcars with a switcher

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switcher

"Règlement pour les manoeuvres de wagons sur les voies ...
https://books.google.com/.../Règlement_... - Translate this pageGoogle Books
Règlement pour les manoeuvres de wagons sur les voies du carreau des fosses approuvé par arrêté de M. le préfet du Pas-de-Calais, en date du 23 octobre ..."
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 23:39
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5 +5manoeuvres de wagons
FX Fraipont (X)
4le changement de wagons
HERBET Abel


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
manoeuvres de wagons


Explanation:
moving railcars with a switcher

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switcher

"Règlement pour les manoeuvres de wagons sur les voies ...
https://books.google.com/.../Règlement_... - Translate this pageGoogle Books
Règlement pour les manoeuvres de wagons sur les voies du carreau des fosses approuvé par arrêté de M. le préfet du Pas-de-Calais, en date du 23 octobre ..."

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 23:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 500

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chakib Roula
54 mins
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agree  B D Finch: "Switching" is the US term for what is called "shunting" in the UK.
1 hr
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agree  Alain Bolduc: Une autre référence: http://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/patent/256...
1 hr
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agree  Daryo
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agree  Alain Rondeau
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
le changement de wagons


Explanation:
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HERBET Abel
Local time: 23:39
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Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 52
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