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Aug 12, 2021 17:28
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English term

glass

Non-PRO English Other Transport / Transportation / Shipping glass
Our scope of work is to re-rail a derailed train. Our biggest risk here is struck by rail traffic. All parked brakes, fuses and glass down. So the train's isolated. It's not going anywhere.

A manager give instructions to its staff before starting re-rail a train. Is it just glass? If so, what it means in this context?


Thanks in advance,

Discussion

Tomasso Aug 15, 2021:
Possible tran in to english Our scope of work is to re-rail (up right )a derailed train. Our biggest risk here is struck by rail traffic, (other trains or movement of derailed train wagons). All parked brakes,( air brakes spring loaded on each rail car) fuses ( fusible links, circuit breakers, acutal fuses?) and glass (high capacity silicon circuits systems )down (disabled, pried out, made inoperative ). So the train's isolated. (Static, wheels locked, no systems to start up) It's not going anywhere.
polyglot45 Aug 13, 2021:
whoever wrote this is not that good at English which makes me think even more that it is the windows
writeaway Aug 13, 2021:
"If so, what it means in this context?" That's what you asked. So now you are saying there is no context?
polyglot45 Aug 13, 2021:
windows they have to open all the windows first to prevent pressure build-ups?
S.J (asker) Aug 13, 2021:
Sorry, no context.
David Hollywood Aug 13, 2021:
we need more to work on....
David Hollywood Aug 13, 2021:
more context and source text English?
S.J (asker) Aug 13, 2021:
Thank you.
David Hollywood Aug 13, 2021:
could be literal and certainly not non-pro
philgoddard Aug 12, 2021:
Glass insulators?

Reference comments

2 days 10 hrs
Reference:

locomotive glass ceramic high capacity

1.1 HRC Fuses
High Rupture Capacity (HRC) fuse links used to
protect the system against over load and short circuit. It
minimizes the damage by limiting the short circuit
current. Fuse link housed in a ceramic body filled with
chemically treated high quality quartz sand to ensure

Fuse is always used in the circuit before the load.
In ac circuit it is connected in the live wire. In dc circuit
the fuse is kept in +ve circuit. There are many types of
fuses i.e. semi-enclosed or rewirable type, totally
enclosed or cartridge type, dropout type, HRC cartridge
type, expulsion type etc.
effective quenching of arc under short circuit conditions.

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Note added at 2 days 10 hrs (2021-08-15 04:20:07 GMT)
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rake Application A reduction of brake pipe pressure of sufficient amount to cause the control or distributing valve to move to "service" or "emergency" position. A service brake application may consist of one or more reductions. https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/about-us/company-overview/rail... Brake Wheel An iron wheel attached to the upper end of the brake shaft which is manually turned to apply hand brakes.
Example sentence:

Glass capsules disabled, pulled down, removed. Made inoperable

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