rail vehicle

collocation in English

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rail
noun
uk
/reɪl/us
/reɪl/
the system of transport that ...
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vehicle
noun
uk
/ˈvɪə.kəl/us
/ˈviː.ə.kəl/
formal
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially ...
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(Definition ofrailandvehiclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For a while therefore, the diner was a semi-standardized, modular, prefabricated building, vaguely reminiscent of some kind of road orrailvehicle.
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Railtrack has advised me that it is not preventing anyrailvehiclefrom entering service.
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For example, at present a constable does not have the power to stop a lightrailvehiclewhen it is running on the road.
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New rail vehicles have to comply with therailvehicleaccessibility regulations.
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The railcar still holds the land speed record for a petrol poweredrailvehicle.
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It will be the world's first lightrailvehiclesystem on a fully catenary-free route.
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The maximum speed of the lightrailvehicleis 65mph km/h.
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First revenue run (as a heritagerailvehicle) on.
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A related term is train floor height which is the height of the floor of therailvehicle.
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Combined facilities included manufacture ofrailvehicleparts, caterpillar tracks, and tractor and tractor parts, as well as casting, forging, and other metal engineering.
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Propulsion was by means of a propeller located at the rear, it accelerated the railcar to 230.2 km/h setting the land speed record for a petrol poweredrailvehicle.
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Arailvehicleof high-floor design usually has a flat floor between 76 cm and 137 cm above the top of the railhead.
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They are a large category ofrailvehicle, predominantly used for the transport of hygroscopic bulk commodities such as cement, plaster, lime, potash and grain.
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Inrailvehicledynamics, this overall slip of the wheel relative to the rail is called "creepage".
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The original goal was to make a lightrailvehiclewith a higher capacity to meet growing demands for public transport.
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They can be driven on roads to near the site and then convert torailvehiclefor the final journey to the worksite.
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The latest information available in terms of rail vehicles is as follows.
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Similar provisions have also been included for taxis and rail vehicles.
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Orders for rail vehicles are often delivered over a two to three-year period.
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More than 200 new rail vehicles have been introduced which meet those requirements.
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