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Wagon szlifierka

English translation: railgrinder, rail grinder car

07:35 Apr 6, 2020
Polish to English translations [PRO]
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Polish term or phrase: Wagon szlifierka
Kontekst: Wagon szlifierka – niezbędne urządzenie do utrzymywania szyn tramwajowych w dobrym stanie, eliminujące faliste zużycie szyn, które prowadzi do przyspieszonej degradacji toru.
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Local time: 11:13
English translation:railgrinder, rail grinder car
Explanation:
Reciprocating Rail Grinder No 3 - Sydney Tramway Museum - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bypaulleader/42926121944

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New Orleans Public Service Inc. converted the streetcar to a rail grinder. As such it sees use for cleaning and polishing the tracks of current streetcar lines. -https://www.streetcarmike.com/neworleans_car29.html

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A railgrinder (or rail grinder) is a maintenance of way vehicle or train used to restore the profile and remove irregularities from worn tracks to extend its life and to improve the ride of trains using the track. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgrinder



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3grinder-carriage
Kamila Ołtarzewska
3railgrinder, rail grinder car
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
grinder-carriage


Explanation:
grinder carriage - też ewentualnie,
w amerykańskiej nomenklaturze


    https://books.google.pl/books?id=y8fuioH8xaUC&pg=PA1230&lpg=PA1230&dq=grinder+carriage&source=bl&ots=vdkDfRdp7L&sig=ACfU3U0p1h2H_US8AVnV5ak9
    https://books.google.pl/books?id=2m1BAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA721&lpg=PA721&dq=grinder+carriage&source=bl&ots=ZRkvr3c82i&sig=ACfU3U1w-rkGW7w0f3q7HPRAOe
Kamila Ołtarzewska
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Local time: 11:13
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
railgrinder, rail grinder car


Explanation:
Reciprocating Rail Grinder No 3 - Sydney Tramway Museum - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bypaulleader/42926121944

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New Orleans Public Service Inc. converted the streetcar to a rail grinder. As such it sees use for cleaning and polishing the tracks of current streetcar lines. -https://www.streetcarmike.com/neworleans_car29.html

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A railgrinder (or rail grinder) is a maintenance of way vehicle or train used to restore the profile and remove irregularities from worn tracks to extend its life and to improve the ride of trains using the track. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgrinder





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