Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
mötesstation
English translation:
passing station
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stephen mewes
Apr 19, 2004 15:13
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Swedish term
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mötesstation
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I know it's a station where trains pass each other, but is there a specific English term?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | passing station |
Anna Blanck
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| 4 | crossing place |
Tim Kynerd
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| 3 | siding station |
Tore Bjerkek
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| 2 | below |
George Hopkins
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Proposed translations
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Anna Blanck
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Swedish term (edited):
m�tesstation
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passing station
Enligt Norsteds är mötesplats = passing place då det handlar om järnvägar. Kaske passing station fungerar? Se även länk nedan.
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Swedish term (edited):
m�tesstation
below
Acc. to Gullberg: mötesstation = järnvg. overtaking (overhauling) point. But it does not sound right to my ears. Hope someone else has a better suggestion.
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Tore Bjerkek
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Swedish term (edited):
m�tesstation
siding station
At about 3:00 pm the tamper was parked on a siding track in Wellington.
http://uk.train1900.lu/themes/default.asp?EditionNum=1At about 3:00 pm the tamper was parked on a siding track in Wellington
siding is called a mötespår
http://uk.train1900.lu/themes/default.asp?EditionNum=1At about 3:00 pm the tamper was parked on a siding track in Wellington
siding is called a mötespår
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Tim Kynerd
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Swedish term (edited):
m�tesstation
crossing place
The British term for Swedish "tågmöte" is "crossing." "The Railway Dictionary" by Alan A. Jackson (second edition, 1996, published by Alan Sutton) has the following:
"Crossing place or loop
"The point on a stretch of single line at which double track is provided to allow trains or tramcars proceeding in opposite directions to pass. On rlys usually sited at a station, for convenience."
"Crossing place or loop
"The point on a stretch of single line at which double track is provided to allow trains or tramcars proceeding in opposite directions to pass. On rlys usually sited at a station, for convenience."
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