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German Railway terminology?

Does anyone know what these words mean:

Bügel auf

Bügel ab

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Have you tried http://dict.cc/ ? :-)

    "Bügel" is another word for "Stromabnehmer" (current collector) or "Pantograph".

    "Bügel auf" -> raise pantograph

    "Bügel ab" -> lower pantograph

  • 1 decade ago

    Go to the languages section here. I've gotten a lot of help from native German speakers.

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