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German-English Dictionary: [railway

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	NOUN	a railway \| railways
	SYNO	railroad \| railroad line \| railway ...
	railroad \| railroad line \| railway \| railway line \| railway system railroad \| railroad track \| railway © Princeton University

dead {adj} [railway line]: stillgelegt
defunct {adj} [of a railway line, factory etc.]: stillgelegt
elevated {adj} [e.g. road, railway / railroad; mood]: Hoch- [z. B. Straße, Bahn; Gefühl]
trailable {adj} [railway swicth]: auffahrbar [Weiche]rail
engine [railway locomotive]: Lok {f}rail
funicular [funicular railway]: Standseilbahn {f}rail
platform [raised structure beside a railway track where passengers embark and disembark at a station]: Steig {m} [kurz für: Bahnsteig]railTrVocab.
crossover [railway, tramway]: Gleiswechsel {m}railtraffic
road [railway] [Am.]: Bahn {f} [Eisenbahn]railtraffictravel
depot [railway/tramway]: Betriebsbahnhof {m}rail
Wagenhalle {f} [Depot]rail
[a light railway to transport rubble after WWII]: Trümmerbahn {f}hist.rail
[bus run by railway company]: Bahnbus {m}automot.hist.transp.
[railway station served by long-distance trains]: Fernbahnhof {m}rail
gauge [model railway]: Nenngröße {f} [Modelleisenbahn]railtoys
Spur {f} [ugs.] [Modelleisenbahn]railtoys
gricer [Br.] [coll.] [a fanatical railway enthusiast]: Eisenbahnfanatiker {m}rail
Metroland [Metro-land] [suburbs built along the Metropolitan Railway in NW London]: Metroland [Metro-land] [Vororte, die entlang der Metropolitan Railway im NW Londons gebaut wurden]geogr.
Pullman [railway carriage]: Pullmanwagen {m}rail
pusher [Japanese railway station attendant]: Drücker {m} [Oshiya]jobsrail
scale [model railway]: Nenngröße {f} [Modelleisenbahn]railtoys
Spur {f} [ugs.] [Modelleisenbahn]railtoys
double-track {adj} [attr.] [railway, tramway]: zweigleisigrailtransp.
metre gauge {adj} [railway / tramway] [Br.]: meterspurigrail
single-track {adj} [attr.] [railway, tramway]: eingleisigrailtransp.
standard gauge {adj} [railway/tramway]: normalspurigrail
articulated vehicle [railway/tramway]: Gelenkwagen {m}transp.
cable car [cable car railway]: Straßenseilbahn {f} [auch: Kabelbahn]traffictransp.
classification yard [Am., Can. (Canadian National Railway)]: Verschiebebahnhof {m} [österr.] [veraltet fachspr. bes. nordd.] [veraltend ugs.]rail
cliff railway [funicular railway]: Standseilbahn {f}rail
Death Railway [coll.] [Thailand-Burma Railway]: Todeseisenbahn {f} [ugs.] [Thailand-Burma-Eisenbahn]hist.rail
departure board [railway station, bus stop]: Abfahrtstafel {f} [Bahnhof, Bushaltestelle]railtransp.TrVocab.
design speed [e.g. when planning tunnels, railway tracks]: Planungsgeschwindigkeit {f} [z. B. bei der Planung von Tunneln, Bahnstrecken]
domestic services {pl} [e.g. railway, bus]: Inlandsverkehr {m} [im Gegensatz zum grenzüberschreitenden Verkehr]traffic
equipment car [railway/tramway]: Hilfsgerätezug {m}transp.
exchange wheelset [model railway]: Tauschradsatz {m} [Modelleisenbahn]railtoys
field railway [narrow gauge railway for transporting goods]: Feldbahn {f} [auch: Lorenbahn]agr.for.rail
gauge widening [railway/tramway]: Spurerweiterung {f}railtransp.
gauntlet track [railway, tramway]: Gleisverschlingung {f}railtransp.
interlaced track [railway, tramway]: Gleisverschlingung {f}railtransp.
island railway [also: island's railway] [Br.]: Inselbahn {f}rail
land train [trackless train (in the manner of a road-going railway train)]: Wegebahn {f} [Zugmaschine mit Anhänger/n zur Personenbeförderung, bes. im Freizeit- oder im Innenstadtbereich]automot.transp.travel
marshalling yard [Br., Can. (Canadian Pacific Railway)]: Verschiebebahnhof {m} [österr.] [veraltet fachspr. bes. nordd.] [veraltend ugs.]rail
metre gauge [railway / tramway] [Br.]: Meterspur {f}railtransp.
motor bogie [railway/tramway]: Triebdrehgestell {n}railtransp.
passing loop [railway/tramway]: Ausweiche {f}railtransp.
Überholgleis {n}railtransp.
power bogie [railway/tramway]: Triebdrehgestell {n}railtransp.
powered bogie [Br.] [railway/tramway]: angetriebenes Drehgestell {n}transp.
powered truck [Am.] [railway/tramway]: Fahrgestell {n}transp.
rail trail [disused railway converted into a multi-use path]: Rad- und Wanderweg {m} auf stillgelegter BahntrassebiketrafficTrVocab.
railroad wheelhouse [Am.] [turntable] [device for turning railway rolling stock]: Drehscheibe {f}rail
railway wheelhouse [Br.] [railway turntable] [device for turning railway rolling stock]: Drehscheibe {f}rail
reversing loop [railway, tramway]: Kehrschleife {f}transp.
Wendeschleife {f}transp.
steel tyre [Br.] [railway wheel]: Radreifen {m}rail
terminal loop [railway, tramway]: Kehrschleife {f}transp.
Wendeschleife {f}transp.
track section [railway]: Bahnabschnitt {m}rail
traction bogie [railway/tramway]: Triebdrehgestell {n}railtransp.
trailer car [railway/tramway]: Beiwagen {m}railtransp.
turning loop [railway, tramway]: Kehrschleife {f}transp.
unpowered bogie [railway/tramway]: Laufdrehgestell {n}railtransp.
waiting room [normally situated at railway stations]: Wartsaal {m} [schweiz.]
waiting rooms [in railway station etc.]: Wartesäle {pl}
Mind the gap! [on curved underground or railway platforms]: Achten Sie auf den Spalt zwischen Bahnsteig und U-Bahn-Türe. [Ansage der Wiener U-Bahn]railTrVocab.
to change the points [railway, tramway] [Br.]: die Weichen stellenrailtransp.
to raise an embankment [of a river, road or railroad / railway]: einen Damm aufschütten [Flussdeich, Bahndamm oder Straßendamm]constr.
to switch the points [railway, tramway] [Br.]: die Weichen stellenrailtransp.
to throw the points [railway, tramway] [Br.]: die Weichen stellenrailtransp.
Alb Valley Railway [railway line from Karlsruhe to Bad Herrenalb]: Albtalbahn {f} [Eisenbahnstrecke von Karlsruhe nach Bad Herrenalb]transp.
changing the points [railway/tramway] [Br.]: Weichenstellung {f}railtransp.
crossing of trains [on a single-track railway]: Zugkreuzung {f}rail
Zugskreuzung {f} [schweiz.]rail
de-icing vehicle [railway/tramway]: Enteisungswagen {m}transp.
Federal Network Agency <FNA> [short for: Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway]: Bundesnetzagentur {f} <BNetzA> [kurz für: Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen]pol.
metre gauge line [railway / tramway] [Br.]: Meterspurstrecke {f}railtransp.
narrow gauge lines [railway, tramway]: Schmalspurstrecken {pl}railtransp.
narrow gauge network [railway, tramway]: Schmalspurnetz {n}railtransp.
passing of trains [on a single-track railway]: Zugkreuzung {f}rail
Zugskreuzung {f} [schweiz.]rail
Royal Military Railway <K.M.E., KME> [a Prussian state railway]: Königliche Militär-Eisenbahn {f} <K.M.E., KME> [auch: Königliche Militäreisenbahn]hist.rail
standard gauge network [railway, tramway]: Normalspurnetz {n}railtransp.
the Channel Tunnel [railway tunnel under the English Channel]: der Kanaltunnel {m} [Ärmelkanal]railtransp.
French National Railroad / Railway <SNCF> [French National Railway Corporation]: Französische Staatsbahn {f} <SNCF> [nationale französische Eisenbahngesellschaft]rail

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