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Term of the Road Dictionary

low-floor wagon

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Vehicles
  • Definition : Rail wagon with a low loading platform specially built to carry intermodal transport equipment [EN 14943].
  • Synonyms : low loader wagon

Niederflurwaggon

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Fahrzeuge
  • Definition : Eisenbahnwagen mit einer niedrigen Ladefläche, der speziell für die Beförderung von intermodalen Transportvorrichtungen gebaut wurde [EN 14943].