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Block train operations

Spanish translation: transporte / servicio de tren completo

10:00 Jan 28, 2019
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English term or phrase: Block train operations
Block train operations

Block train operations allow regular transport of high volumes on fixed routes for fixed transport dates and times quickly, flexibly and reliably.

Single car operations

Single car operations are suited for small to medium shipping volumes.

Their benefits include:

They are highly flexible to arrange in terms of timing, volumes and routes
Transports can be ordered at any time up to two hours prior to collection
If plans change, any transport order can be cancelled or rebooked free of charge (may differ in practice)
High degree of planning certainty through a clear indication of the standard transit time for your shipments, right from the quotation phase coordinated loading periods of at least eight hours possible
Extremely flexible management of freight car loading and unloading
Convenient integration of our logistic services into our customers’ processes
Extensive range of special equipment for any transportation requirements

Intermodal operations
Intermodal operations link different transport modes to rail transport. This way, even complex commodity flows can be managed in a cost-effective and, above all, environmentally friendly manner.
Andrea Kalaydjian
South Africa
Local time: 11:44
Spanish translation:transporte / servicio de tren completo
Explanation:
A unit train, also called a block train or a trainload service, is a train in which all cars (wagons) carry the same commodity and are shipped from the same origin to the same destination, without being split up or stored en route.[1] They are distinct from wagonload trains, which comprise differing numbers of cars for various customers.[2]

Unit trains enable railways to compete more effectively with road and internal waterway transport systems. Time and money is saved by avoiding the complexities and delays that would otherwise be involved with assembling and disassembling trains at rail yards near the origin and destination. Unit trains are particularly efficient and economical for high-volume commodities. Since they often carry only one commodity, cars are of all the same type; often the cars are identical.

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


Tren completo (Block Train): El importe total del transporte del tren completo se negocia separadamente al del precio por vagón, y dependiendo también del origen y del destino del mismo.

Tren completo (Block train): el flete total a cancelar por tren completo se negocia por separado del precio por vagón, y depende también del origen y destino del mismo.

https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=8XhaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT138&l...
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Mariana Perussia
Argentina
Local time: 06:44
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4 +1transporte / servicio de tren completo
Mariana Perussia
4operaciones ferroviarias de bloqueo
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block train operations
operaciones ferroviarias de bloqueo


Explanation:
Son operaciones de control de circulación, también conocidas como de block o bloqueo, que dan vía libre a un tren para agilizar la circulación y minimizar la posibilidad de colisiones, mejorando la seguridad.

https://portaldetrenes.com.ar/site/bloqueo-manual-i/

Mariana Gutierrez
Local time: 06:44
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block train operations
transporte / servicio de tren completo


Explanation:
A unit train, also called a block train or a trainload service, is a train in which all cars (wagons) carry the same commodity and are shipped from the same origin to the same destination, without being split up or stored en route.[1] They are distinct from wagonload trains, which comprise differing numbers of cars for various customers.[2]

Unit trains enable railways to compete more effectively with road and internal waterway transport systems. Time and money is saved by avoiding the complexities and delays that would otherwise be involved with assembling and disassembling trains at rail yards near the origin and destination. Unit trains are particularly efficient and economical for high-volume commodities. Since they often carry only one commodity, cars are of all the same type; often the cars are identical.

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


Tren completo (Block Train): El importe total del transporte del tren completo se negocia separadamente al del precio por vagón, y dependiendo también del origen y del destino del mismo.

Tren completo (Block train): el flete total a cancelar por tren completo se negocia por separado del precio por vagón, y depende también del origen y destino del mismo.

https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=8XhaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT138&l...


    https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=ZhfDCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=%22block+train%22+tren+de+carga&source=bl&ots=AE-6q7bwnR&sig=ACfU3U1OL
Mariana Perussia
Argentina
Local time: 06:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
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