Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
banemontør
English translation:
rail track worker
Added to glossary by
Hanne Dale
Feb 16, 2011 22:32
13 yrs ago
Norwegian term
Norway
ENG > NO specializing in arts
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Norwegian (Bokmal) to Norwegian (Nynorsk)
banemontør
Norwegian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Light rail construction
Søkere til stillingen må ha utdanning som ingeniør eller sportekniker/banemontør med mer enn 5-10 års praksis fra sporarbeid.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | rail track worker |
Jenny Scott
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| 5 | track layer |
jeffrey engberg
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| 4 | railway track worker |
Sven Petersson
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| 3 | track laborer |
Hans Wang
|
Proposed translations
11 hrs
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rail track worker
A manual job similar to track technician, as opposed to track fitter who would be more of an electrician working on the trains themselves.
Example sentence:
Rail track workers look after and work on railway tracks and associated infrastructure.
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Comment: "Thanks a lot, that's very helpful. Good explanation and references."
40 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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railway track worker
Norsk-Engelsk Ordbok for Grunnopplæringen
15 hrs
track laborer
I guess I'll throw in the US term just for good measure.
1 day 9 hrs
jeffrey engberg
Norway
Norway
Native in English
Specializes in field
Norway
Fast, accurate & efficient translations
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Swedish to English, Danish to English
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95
track layer
I think the official name for this profession is "track layer".
This is also used by Utdanningsdirektorat as the official name of this occupation within Norwegian education.
See the Europass and job description links below.
This is also used by Utdanningsdirektorat as the official name of this occupation within Norwegian education.
See the Europass and job description links below.
Reference:
http://www2.skolenettet.no/europass/fagbeskrivelser/
http://wn.com/Rail-Track_Laying_and_Maintenance_Equipment_Operators
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