Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

полигон 1520

English translation:

1520 mm gauge railway (polygon)

Added to glossary by Susan Welsh
Apr 17, 2015 15:54
9 yrs ago
Russian term

на полигоне 1520

Russian to English Tech/Engineering Transport / Transportation / Shipping railroads
From Customs Union materials.
При приобретении подвижного состава, произведенного не в России для выпуска его в обращение на полигоне 1520 требуется обязательное прохождение процедуры испытаний и сертификации в России для его эксплуатации.

The only thing I can figure out is that this is testing site for trains for 1520 mm gauge track. But I'm not exactly grasping the idea here.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 1520 mm gauge railways

Discussion

Tatiana Grehan Apr 17, 2015:
Happy to have helped!
Susan Welsh (asker) Apr 17, 2015:
holy smokes! Polygon is an English term too, pertaining to roads or railways.
https://books.google.com/books?id=AScYjDMcGvkC&pg=PA103&lpg=...
Thanks, Tatiana. That link was helpful indeed.
Tatiana Grehan Apr 17, 2015:

Proposed translations

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1520 mm gauge railways

The meaning, as I understand it, is as follows: "When (if) the rolling stock produced outside of Russia is purchased for running on 1520 mm gauge railways...."
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Douglas : In the sentence in question, "... for use in the 1520 gauge railway system ..."
2 hrs
Thank you!
agree cyhul
12 hrs
Спасибо!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Tatiana"
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