Lohr Industrie is a French
manufacturer
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. With a track record in the manufacture of high-tech car transporter systems (primarily for road haulage), this manufacturer has developed the
Translohr tram cars and
Modalohr
The Lohr Railway System or Modalohr System (french: Système Modalohr) uses special railway wagons of a type known as piggyback wagons, to carry standard road semi-trailers on the European rail network.[GIAT Industries
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, the
Caesar 155 mm Self-Propelled Artillery System.
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/ref> Lohr Industrie and Translohr were mistranslated as ''Rollindustry'' and ''Transroll'' respectively in China due to the voicing confusion. Lohr is a commune
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(village
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) in France
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, but is also the surname of the company's founder.
See also
* Car carrier trailer
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Modern car carrier trailers can be open or e ...
* Modalohr road trailer carriers
References
External links
Groupe Lohr
Manufacturing companies of France
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