Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
statens spåranläggningar
English translation:
the (Swedish) national rail network
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Apr 13, 2005 07:42
19 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
statens spåranläggningar
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
railways
Anyone know what this is called in English, please - is it part of SJ?
Thanks in advance,
Helen
Thanks in advance,
Helen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | national rail network |
Karen Veldhuis
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| 4 +1 | state track installations |
Rosica Dimitrova
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Proposed translations
8 hrs
Karen Veldhuis
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Netherlands
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Native in: Dutch 
, English
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
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Swedish term (edited):
statens sp�ranl�ggningar
Selected
national rail network
I can see where Rossica is coming from but I think that 'national rail network' sounds more everyday.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Karen and David, I think I agree with you, as it's a little less literal (an 'installation' could be something on a track, for example)."
+1
17 mins
Rosica Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Specializes in field
Bulgaria
Your Nordic to English Partner
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: Swedish to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to Swedish, Norwegian to English, and 6 more.
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4
Swedish term (edited):
statens sp�ranl�ggningar
state track installations
www.banverket.se - the website of the authority responsible for rail traffic in Sweden. They use the term "state track installations".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Shannon
: SJ operate the trains, Banverket keep them on the rails
9 mins
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