Rolling line for the continuous rolling of strand-shaped products

A rolling train for continuous rolling of strand-shaped products, said rolling line comprising:

• a plurality of mill stands disposed along a rolling line at respective locations fixed with respect to the line and spaced apart along the line, whereby a workpiece is continuously rolled in succession by rolls of said mill stand as said workpiece is passed along said line, each of said locations comprising two stations located close together and one after the other along said line in a rolling direction and adapted selectively to receive a mill stand for rolling at the respective location;
• a respective control and operating media source fixed at said line for each of said stations;
• respective guides forming paths extending transversely to said line away from said stations, whereby a mill stand located at one of said locations is displaceable along the respective guide away from the respective station while a corresponding replacement mill stand is displaceable toward the other station at the respective location;
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• connecting lines for connecting the respective sources with the respective mill stands during movement of said stands toward and away from the respective stations.