engins de secours

English translation: rescue equipment

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French term or phrase:engins de secours
English translation:rescue equipment
Entered by: pooja_chic

17:33 Dec 7, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
French term or phrase: engins de secours
Les Matériels Ferroviaires (engins de traction, wagons, voitures et engins automoteurs voyageurs, engins de maintenance de la voie, engins de secours, et, de manière générale, tous engins et véhicules conçus pour rouler sur la voie ferrée) utilisés par le Concessionnaire au titre de l'exploitation de l'Activité Ferroviaire, qui sont soit en propriété de la Concessionnaire, soit propriété de tiers et pris en location par le Concessionnaire dans le cadre de contrats librement négociés par le Concessionnaire et ses co-contractants.
pooja_chic
spare equipment
Explanation:
IMHO
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Louis Cyril P
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5rescue equipment
Michel F. Morin
5breakdown equipment
kashew
4 +1emergency vehicles
polyglot45
4(rail) rescue engines
swisstell
3spare equipment
Louis Cyril P
Summary of reference entries provided
What does it means?
Johannes Gleim

Discussion entries: 3





  

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(rail) rescue engines


Explanation:
input "rail rescue engines" and you'll get over 3 million Google his and some photo material as well

swisstell
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rescue equipment


Explanation:
IMHO, je ne crois pas qu'il y ait de doutes !


    Reference: http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/368326344/Rescue_equipment...
Michel F. Morin
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breakdown equipment


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Note added at 11 minutes (2010-12-07 17:44:22 GMT)
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"The largest cranes are used for accident recovery work, usually forming part of a breakdown train that includes staff accommodation and recovery equipment. These are large enough to lift derailed rolling stock back onto the track, although two or more cranes may be required to safely recover a locomotive. In US terminology, a 'breakdown crane' is often referred to as a 'wrecker'. - Wiki

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Note added at 13 minutes (2010-12-07 17:46:43 GMT)
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breakdown equipment = trains & cranes etc

kashew
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
emergency vehicles


Explanation:
RaiLLexic gives emergency locomotive for "locomotive de secours"
"engins" are any form of motive power vehicle

polyglot45
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johannes Gleim: based on my own research, see references (and Goggle)
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spare equipment


Explanation:
IMHO

Louis Cyril P
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Reference comments


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Reference: What does it means?

Reference information:
8.2.2 avertisseur sonore prioritaire:
Sirene ou klaxon fixé sur un engin d'incendie afin d'indiquer qu'il s'agit d'un engin de secours.
8.2.2 audible warning device:
Siren or klaxon fitted to a fire appliance and sounded to indicate that it is an emergency vehicle.
:
8.2 Engins de lutte contre l'incendie et de sauvetage
8.2 Vehicles for fire fighting and rescue services
http://www.nifv.nl/upload/131533_668_1214942017921-Maas-Rijn...

en Terminus rescue equipment
Zuverlässigkeit 2 (Mindestzuverlässigkeit)
Quelle CP 27/99 OJ C 243/99 p.10
Datum 11/12/1999

de Terminus feste Bergeeinrichtung
Zuverlässigkeit 2 (Mindestzuverlässigkeit)
Quelle CP 27/99 OJ C 243/99 p.10
Datum 11/12/1999

fr Terminus dispositif de sauvetage
Zuverlässigkeit 2 (Mindestzuverlässigkeit)
Quelle CP 27/99 OJ C 243/99 p.10
Datum 11/12/1999
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do?method=searc... equipment&sourceLanguage=en&domain=0&matching=&start=0&next=1&targetLanguages=de&targetLanguages=en&targetLanguages=fr

en Terminus emergency vehicle
Zuverlässigkeit 1 (Zuverlässigkeit nicht überprüft)
Quelle Transport 1977
Datum 22/01/1999

de Terminus Notfahrzeug
Zuverlässigkeit 1 (Zuverlässigkeit nicht überprüft)
Quelle Transport 1977
Datum 22/01/1999

fr Terminus véhicule de secours
Zuverlässigkeit 1 (Zuverlässigkeit nicht überprüft)
Quelle Transport 1977
Datum 22/01/1999

Terminus véhicule d'urgence
Zuverlässigkeit 1 (Zuverlässigkeit nicht überprüft)
Quelle Transport 1977
Datum 22/01/1999
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do?method=searc...

Johannes Gleim
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  Kim Metzger: What does it mean? http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/grammar/frage4.htm
2 days 19 hrs
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