Kuibyshev Railway

Ex. 1. Practice the reading of the words and phrases.

Among, apparatus, region, personally, unique, sustainable, depot, priority, annually, chemicals, cement, automobile, ton, technology;

economically vital regions, special importance, girder bridge, marshalling yard, Middle Asia, oil products.

Ex.2. Practice the reading of the proper names.

• the Urals ['juər(ə)lz] – Урал, Уральский регион (России)

• Asia ['eɪʃə] – Азия

• European [ˌjuərə'piːən] – европейский

• Tatarstan [ˌtɑːtə'stɑːn] – Татарстан

• Bashkortostan [bæʃ'kɔːtɔˌstɑːn] – Башкортостан

• Turkestan [ˌtɜːkɪ'stɑːn] – Туркестан

• Mordovia [mɔː'dəuvɪə] – Мордовия

• Bashkiria [bæʃ'kɪ(ə)rɪə] – Башкирия

• Ryazan [ˌrɪə'zɑːn] – Рязань

• Penza ['pjenzə] – Пенза

• Tambov [tam'bɔːf] – Тамбов

• Siberia [saɪ'bɪərɪə] – Сибирь

• Morse [mɔːs] – Морзе

• Alexander [ˌælɪg'zɑːndə] – Александр

Ex. 3. Copy the following words and phrases and memorize their meanings.

division – отделение (ж/дороги) electrical multiple-unit train (emu) – электричка joint-stock company – открытое акционерное общество, ОАО local train – поезд местного сообщения long-distance train – поезд дальнего следования main-line track – главный путь marshalling yard – сортировочная станция to repair – ремонтировать to span – строить мост, соединять берега (о мосте) span – пролет to supervise – контролировать; наблюдать

Ex. 4. Read the sentences and translate them.

1. As soon as snow melts away, the road master is to inspect the railway line to prepare a schedule (график) for repair work in summer.

2. Netherlands Railways has decided to purchase (=buy) a fleet of Sprinter emus to replace trains dating from the 1960s.

3. For the safety of running trains, all railways except the very short ones are divided into divisions. Divisions may be of different lengths.

4. Uralmash was converted into a joint-stock company at the end of 1992 with 1.8m shares (акции).

5. Moscow is a major junction: over 300 long-distance and 2,000 commuter trains depart from 10 Moscow railway terminals daily.

6. The invention of the steam locomotive changed bridge building because stronger spans were needed.

7. A marshalling yard is an area where individual cars, arriving from various points, are sorted according to their destinations and assembled in trains.

8. The engine driver’s work on the automatically controlled trains is to supervise that the equipment operates properly and to take over manual control in case of emergency.

9. The largest three-span arch bridge in Japan is called the Kobe Bridge. It spans the channel of 200 m wide.

10. Trains connecting cities can be divided into two groups - inter-city trains, which do not stop at small stations, and trains that serve all stations, usually known as local trains or ‘stoppers’.

Ex. 5. Match the two parts of the sentences.

Some passenger trains, both long distance and local ones, may use double-deck cars …	it isn’t economic to electrify a marshalling yard.
Network Rail is the company responsible for …	the dispatcher ordered extra emus.
One of the longest suspension bridges in the world – Brooklyn Bridge …	16 cars designed to seat more than 1,000 passengers.
To cross the river, the trains have to take a ferry (парóм) because …	to carry more passengers per train.
The Hikari is an electric multiple-unit train consisting of …	in many other parts of the world.
If the track were not repaired and properly maintained, …	spans the East River in New York City.
Diesel locomotives are usually used for shunting (маневровые работы) because …	the bridge is under repair.
Having received information about traffic condition on his division …	maintaining and repairing all the railway tracks, signals and stations, etc. in Britain.
СTС (Centralized Traffic Control) enables the dispatcher …	to control the switches and signals throughout the railway division.
In the US, traveling by long-distance trains is not so popular as …	it would soon become so rough (неровный) that it would be dangerous for trains to run upon it.

Ex. 6. Complete the sentences with a required word from the list.

The Class 373 train is an ___ that operates high-speed rail service between Britain, France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel. A dispatcher has a diagram showing him the location of every train on the controlled ___. Today, powerful computers are used to ___ the driverless trains in Great Britain. The ___ have been cleared of snow by snow-cleaning machines. In many countries, traditional ___ have disappeared entirely. Some old bridges ___ the Neva had to be reconstructed to meet the modern traffic requirements. It is possible to control the ___ from either end. A modern railway ___, in which trains are assembled and disassembled, may be as much as 1/2 by 5 miles (1 by 8 km). This emu is to be back in service after ___. ___ Russian Railways is one of the largest transport companies in the world providing passenger services to 17 European and Asian countries.

division emu joint stock company long-distance trains main-line tracks marshalling yard multiple-unit trains repair spanning supervise

Ex. 7. Match the words and phrases in column A with their Russian equivalents in column B.

A	B
annually	фирменный поезд
to be among	очень важный
matter of national importance	знаменитый, известный
named train	пускать в эксплуатацию
on the one hand,… on the other hand	относиться к числу
operating length	дело государственной важности
outstanding	эксплуатационная длина
to put into operation	особое значение
special importance	принимать решение
vital	своевременно
to take a decision	ежегодно
timely	с одной стороны, с другой стороны

Ex. 8. Read the sentences and translate them.

1. Sibiryak is a named passenger train, which links Berlin to some of main routes and cities of Russia, passing through Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan.

2. Because railways can carry a greater volume of goods over long distances than road transport can, they are of special importance in China’s transportation system.

3. The most outstanding steam-hauled miniature railway in the world is the track, which encircles the Disney Park.

4. Almost 1.3 billion passengers and 1.3 billion tons of freight travel via Russian Railways annually.

5. The Government’s decision to privatize the Rio de Janeiro’s commuter railway network was timely and it may have prevented some unprofitable railway lines from closing.

6. Operating length of the Russian railways is 86,000 km, of which more than 36,300 km is double or multi track.

7. Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT) is among the five largest universities in the world in terms of the student body (about 60,000).

8. The earliest high-speed train put into operation in Europe was the named train "Direttissima" that connected Rome with Florence (Italy) in 1978.

9. Pavel Petrovich Melnikov, an outstanding scientist, talented engineer and manager, was the first minister of railways, who developed a program for railway development in Russia.

10. The railways played a vital role in Britain’s industrial development during the 19^th and early 20^th centuries but with the invention of the internal combustion engine, road transport became more popular for both goods and passengers.

11. In 1947, all railway companies in Britain were nationalized. In 1994, however, the government took a decision that railways should be returned to private ownership.

12. New models of lightweight rail cars consuming 50% less power than old models have been recently put into operation on the Japanese Railways.

Ex. 9. Read the sentences, replacing italicized Russian words and phrases with their English equivalents.

1. In 2008, the New Zealand government принимать решение to spend $150m to enlarge railway tunnels for the bigger ISO containers now operating.

2. A luxury (=high comfort) фирменный поезд, the Desert Express, пускать в эксплуатацию in Namibia to show tourists the scenic beauties of the country’s harsh desert terrain.

3. The Channel Tunnel is of особое значение for a united Europe.

4. The air brake and the automatic coupler относиться к числу the most important inventions of the 19^th century.

5. Within five years, the railway was carrying over seven million passengers ежегодно.

6. The construction of Russia’s first major railway line, linking Saint-Petersburg and Moscow was a дело государственной важности. The Ministry of Railways was created in the Russian Empire in 1842 in order to контролировать the construction.

7. The railways are a очень важный element in the industrial power of any country.

8. As Russia is a country of great distances, railways are of особое значение in carrying large amounts of various freight.

9. Своевременныйcompletion of track repair works enabled the trains to run to timetable.

10. C одной стороны, nuclear power is relatively cheap. C другой стороны, it may be dangerous.

11. X 2000 high-speed trains пущенные в эксплуатацию by Swedish railways in the 1990s can run at a speed of 200 km/h on standard track.

Ex. 10. Read the text and translate it.