klotväxel
English translation: Hand-thrown switch
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| 15:47 Oct 26, 2021 |
| Swedish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Points/switches on a railway line | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Tim Kynerd Sweden Local time: 16:30 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | manual rail switch |
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| 3 | Hand-thrown switch |
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| 3 | set of hand-operated railway lever BE: points AE: switch |
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| 2 -1 | points lever |
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12 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1points lever Explanation: I think this is what you are looking for. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2021-10-26 16:06:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It MAY be called a switch stand in US English, I'm not sure. It DOES seem that a 'ground throw' is a type of klotväxel. |
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20 mins confidence:
Hand-thrown switch Explanation: There are some specific aspects of a klotväxel that not all hand-thrown switches may have, but I don't think there is an English term specifically for that. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2021-10-26 16:09:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Note that "switch" is US English. "Points" in UK English. |
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1 hr confidence:
set of hand-operated railway lever BE: points AE: switch Explanation: Just to piggyback the other answers and with reference to model railway, narrow- and broad- or standard-gauge. Query: switch assembly in the USA and Canada. BTW, I operated these 'light-touch' levers earlier this year on a narrow-gauge rail track running right around a sprawling hospital complex. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_switch Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever_frame |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2manual rail switch Explanation: It is manually operated. No special name that I can find for that type of lever with a counterweight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_switch |
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