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English translation: rear unit
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| 23:52 Dec 8, 2018 |
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| 4 +1 | kast car /US) or wagon |
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| 4 | Caboose (US) - brake van (en_GB) |
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| 3 | rear unit |
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rear unit Explanation: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q="rear unit of the train"&o... 'rear car' would be American only |
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peer agreement (net): +1kast car /US) or wagon Explanation: I don't generally give a CL of five, but perhaps this deserved one... You're obviously talking about the marshalling of freight trains. There are strict rules laid down as to what class of freight is marshalled where in a train - such as hazardous goods at the front (rear-end collisions were not exactly unknown in the past, when most of the regulations were drawn up!). I'm unfamiliar with today's rules on the sorting of goods; the only mandatory provision I definitely know applying to the last vehicle in a train is that it must carry an "end of train" marker. This "Zugschlusssignal" varies from one eailway to another; some use a red lamp, some a red metal disc or plate, others flashing red LEDs. Just for interest's sake, take a look at some illustrations at the URL below. Example sentence(s):
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| Reference Reference information: In the good old days: rear brake van Two issues always added to brake power, the purpose of a brake van: wheels, and weight. Hence, many companies tried both approaches to improve their brake vans. Brake vans often had a significant amount of ballast, in the form of concrete, cast iron or water tanks built into their structure, to increase the available braking effort. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_van -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2018-12-09 11:53:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The brake van was marshalled at the rear of the train so both portions of the train could be brought to a stand in the event of a coupling breaking. https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/brake-van |
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