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Hi,

I would appreciate some advice on the translation of a couple of german words in a railway context.

From the latest update packet changelog:

Neue Verkehrszeichen: 101, 131, 142, 209, 274 80/100/130, 277, 282, 314, 333, 378, 451 bis 452, 460, 605-31, 1007-31, 1026-26, 1044-10, 1048-10 bis 12

My dictionary says Verkehrszeichen = "Traffic Sign", but this doesn't make any sense in the context.

Also from this description of a tour of the Berlin U-Bahn system:

Wir sind etwa 2 Stunden unterwegs und legen eine Strecke von etwa 35 Kilometern über die Gleise von mehreren U-Bahnlinien und durch mehrere Kehranlagen zurück.

What is a "Kehranlagen"? I cannot find an explanation of this anywhere.

Thanks!

jonathanp hat geschrieben:My dictionary says Verkehrszeichen = "Traffic Sign", but this doesn't make any sense in the context.

Your translation is correct. These "Verkehrszeichen" are used on the streets in Zusi.

jonathanp hat geschrieben:What is a "Kehranlagen"?

Hier is a Wikipedia article about "Kehranlagen": https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendeanlage" target="_blank

Thanks

Your translation is correct. These "Verkehrszeichen" are used on the streets in Zusi.

Ahh, sorry. When I saw a list starting with 101, and containing other familiar number like 605 and 1044 I assumed the numbers were Baureihenummern, but now I realise they are a reference to some kind of german traffic sign numbering system.

jonathanp hat geschrieben:What is a "Kehranlagen"? I cannot find an explanation of this anywhere.

In British terminology that would be (a) reversing siding(s).

German words can be tricky to translate into direct English.
You can use Google translate that sort of works.
Also Leo is a good on line dictionary .
https://www.leo.org/" target="_blank
Or
http://www.linguee.com/german-english" target="_blank

Another tip is to remember lots of words in German are joined together it can just be a matter of splitting them up
to find the true meaning's
But this is friendly place to ask when you get stuck.

This site may be of help for you. It has English, French and Dutch translations of several technical railway-related German terms.