Aug 27, 2020 07:55
3 yrs ago
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German term
Spain
Legal and technical translations!
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
Waggonumsetzer
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Schienenverkehr
Hello everybody!
I'm searching for the English term for Waggonumsetzer. I have never heard this term before, and the only context I have to describe it is an image, which I can't attach to my query.
In any case, it appears to be a platform where I imagine rolling stock is carried. From the image, I would say it transports rolling stock within the workshop area (since no rails are visible, and the platform is moving on wheels).
I used to work in a railway company in Spain where they had something similar, and the platform was used to switch rolling stock from one workshop area to another, when those two areas were not connected by tracks that the rolling stock could be transported on. They called it a "movable railway platform".
If anyone happens to know what it is referring to and/or knows the English term, I'd be very grateful!
Cheers!
I'm searching for the English term for Waggonumsetzer. I have never heard this term before, and the only context I have to describe it is an image, which I can't attach to my query.
In any case, it appears to be a platform where I imagine rolling stock is carried. From the image, I would say it transports rolling stock within the workshop area (since no rails are visible, and the platform is moving on wheels).
I used to work in a railway company in Spain where they had something similar, and the platform was used to switch rolling stock from one workshop area to another, when those two areas were not connected by tracks that the rolling stock could be transported on. They called it a "movable railway platform".
If anyone happens to know what it is referring to and/or knows the English term, I'd be very grateful!
Cheers!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | mobile rolling stock platform |
Cillie Swart
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| 3 +1 | Rail vehicle transporter (rolling stock transporter) |
Mair A-W (PhD)
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| 3 | railcar mover |
Ruth Wiedekind
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| 3 -1 | switcher/shunter |
David Hollywood
|
Proposed translations
+1
19 mins
Mair A-W (PhD)
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
above and beyond
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Rail vehicle transporter (rolling stock transporter)
... I'm not sure if this is actually the thing you have, and I'm not really convinced this is the /best/ translation, but it is the translation used by Scheuerle on their website:
https://www.scheuerle.com/de/produkte/spezialtransporter/wag...
https://www.scheuerle.com/products/self-propelled-transporte...
As you see, they call the beast a Waggontransporter, but it is referred to elsewhere as a Waggonumsetzer, for example the second series of photos on this page: https://www.hansebubeforum.de/showtopic.php?threadid=14445&p...
https://www.scheuerle.com/de/produkte/spezialtransporter/wag...
https://www.scheuerle.com/products/self-propelled-transporte...
As you see, they call the beast a Waggontransporter, but it is referred to elsewhere as a Waggonumsetzer, for example the second series of photos on this page: https://www.hansebubeforum.de/showtopic.php?threadid=14445&p...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Cillie Swart
: I like this, makes sense given the google images that come up with a search. Depends if it concerns long distance transport or just within a factory or rail station for example.
46 mins
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| agree |
philgoddard
5 hrs
|
+1
1 hr
Cillie Swart
South Africa
South Africa
Native in English
Specializes in field
South Africa
Finance, Legal, Business Texts
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Afrikaans to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
mobile rolling stock platform
This I think is definitely an option, although I think the key point here is whether it refers more to long distance transport or just moving carriages around inside a station or factory.
Reference:
https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=Waggonumsetzer
https://www.scheuerle.com/de/produkte/spezialtransporter/waggontransporter.html
Note from asker:
| It's inside a factory. It refers to safety instructions when inside a workshop, and to not stand close to the Waggonumsetzer when it's loading/unloading, etc. Mobile rolling stock platform looks like a good option! Thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Chris Pr
: A totally invented term unsupported by the (Mair's, actually) reference link...
1 hr
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| agree |
philgoddard
: This doesn't justify a 5, and it may not be the customer's preferred term, but it's not wrong.
5 hrs
|
| neutral |
David Moore (X)
: Isn't this a little more of a definition, than a term to apply to it?
2 days 1 hr
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| agree |
Z-Translations Translator
569 days
|
-1
1 hr
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
76
switcher/shunter
A switcher or shunter (Great Britain: shunter; Australia: shunter or yard pilot; United States: switcher, switch engine, or yard goat, except Pennsylvania Railroad: shifter) is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been brought in, and generally moving railroad cars around – a process usually known as switching (USA) or shunting (UK).
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
David Moore (X)
: What is described does not seem to be a locomotive.
2 days 46 mins
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20 days
Ruth Wiedekind
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
8 years of automotive purchasing
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: Spanish to German, French to German, English to German
railcar mover
Zweiwegefahrzeug (als Rangiermittel)
< http://www.vbg.de/SharedDocs/Medien-Center/DE/Broschuere/Bra... (S. 30)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railcar_mover
Discussion
Depending on how technical you need to be, they could be called body trolleys/ dollies/ trucks or carriers, or bogie ditto, depending again on what the intended load is.
https://youtu.be/EvOrFgSmQoc