Track closed for 10 days as derailed train removed
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Track closed for 10 days as derailed train removed

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The BbcAugust 16, 2026View Source

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Traukinys nuvažiavo nuo bėgių.

A train went off the tracks.

traukinys→trainnuvažiavo→drove/went offnuo→from/offbėgių→tracks
Geležinkelio kelias yra uždarytas.

The railway track is closed.

geležinkelio→railwaykelias→road/trackyra→isuždarytas→closed
Jis bus uždarytas dešimt dienų.

It will be closed for ten days.

bus→will beuždarytas→closeddešimt→tendienų→days
Dideli kranai kels traukinio vagonus.

Large cranes will lift the train carriages.

dideli→largekranai→craneskels→will lifttraukinio→of the trainvagonus→carriages
Tai yra labai sunkus darbas.

This is very hard work.

tai→thisyra→islabai→verysunkus→hard/heavydarbas→work
Žmonės dabar negali važiuoti traukiniu.

People cannot travel by train now.

žmonės→peopledabar→nownegali→cannotvažiuoti→to go/to traveltraukiniu→by train
Darbininkai dirba dieną ir naktį.

Workers work day and night.

darbininkai→workersdirba→work/are workingdieną→during the dayir→andnaktį→during the night
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traukinys
train
"Traukinys vėluoja dešimt minučių."
uždarytas
closed
"Šis kelias šiandien yra uždarytas."
kranas
crane
"Didelis kranas kelia krovinius."
vagonas
carriage/wagon
"Šis traukinio vagonas yra naujas."
darbas
work/job
"Mano darbas yra įdomus."
važiuoti
to go/to travel (by vehicle)
"Aš noriu važiuoti į miestą."
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