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Dresina de vía

English translation: Rail dreisine // Speeder

00:23 Mar 16, 2010
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Spanish term or phrase: Dresina de vía
El Asegurado como consecuencia del robo, los días 25 y 26 de mayo de 2009, no pudo trabajar por falta de material, por lo que se paralizó la obra afectando a 2 Encargados de obra, 18 Oficiales, 3 dresinas de vía, 1 tren de tendido hidráulico, 1 camión de carretera con grúa de 20 Tn. y 5 furgonetas de obra.
Chiwi
Spain
Local time: 11:08
English translation:Rail dreisine // Speeder
Explanation:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Draisines

English: Draisine is small rail vehicle that can be human or motor powered. In America motor powered draisines are known as speeders

Español: Dresina es un pequeño vehículo ferroviario impulsado por fuerza humana o motorizado. Son conocidostambién como zorras de vía
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5 +2Rail dreisine // Speeder
slothm
4 +1gang car//track motor car
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Rail dreisine // Speeder


Explanation:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Draisines

English: Draisine is small rail vehicle that can be human or motor powered. In America motor powered draisines are known as speeders

Español: Dresina es un pequeño vehículo ferroviario impulsado por fuerza humana o motorizado. Son conocidostambién como zorras de vía


slothm
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agree  franglish
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agree  Julio Bereciartu
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
gang car//track motor car


Explanation:
according to the Raillexic dictionary and the hard cover copy

Note that "draisine" is a French world and I am very surprised that Wikipedia says it is "used in various parts of the world" because, other than in France, I've never heard it called that...

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Graham: track car according to Diccionario de tecnología ferroviaria: glosario de términos ferroviarios
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