Rolling stock
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Rolling stock is the collective term that describes all the vehicles which move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons[1]. The term is sometimes used to refer only to non-powered vehicles, specifically excluding locomotives[2].
The term contrasts with fixed stock, which is a collective term for the track, signals, stations and buildings etc. necessary to operate a railway. However this latter term is now much less widely used than rolling stock.
[edit] References
- ^ Yaxham Light Railway rolling stock page.
- ^ Network Rail guidance for storage and recommissioning of Traction and Rolling Stock.
- Definition of "rolling stock" from the Oxford English Dictionary Accessed 5 February 2007 (subscription service)
- Definition of "rolling stock" from the Concise Oxford Dictionary
- Definition from Wiktionary
[edit] See also
- Docklands Light Railway rolling stock
- Ffestiniog Railway rolling stock
- List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock
- London Underground rolling stock
- Naming of British railway rolling stock
- New York City Subway Rolling Stock
- Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
- ROSCO
- Washington Metro rolling stock
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