rolling stock

rolling stock
Synonyms and related words:
Amtrak, baggage train, cable railroad, choo-choo, cog railroad, cog railway, el, electric, electric train, elevated, express, express train, flier, freight, freight train, freighter, funicular, goods train, interurban, lightning express, limited, local, metro, milk train, monorail, parliamentary, parliamentary train, passenger train, rack-and-pinion railroad, railroad train, rattler, shuttle, shuttle train, special, streamliner, subway, train, tube, underground, way train

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  • Rolling stock — is the collective term that describes all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons. [cite web |url=http://www.yaxham light… …   Wikipedia

  • rolling stock — ˈrolling ˌstock noun [uncountable] TRANSPORT all the trains, carriages etc that are used on a railway: • Amtrak is upgrading (= improving ) its rolling stock and selling off its old cars. * * * rolling stock UK US noun [U] TRANSPORT ► …   Financial and business terms

  • Rolling stock — Rolling Roll ing, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. [1913 Webster] 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rolling Stock — was a newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado by Ed Dorn and Jennifer Dunbar Dorn. The paper had a regional motif, but featured correspondents covering the world, including Woody Haut on Labor, John Daley on …   Wikipedia

  • rolling stock — n [U] all the trains, carriages etc that are used on a railway …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rolling stock — rolling ,stock noun uncount the engines, cars, and other parts of trains used on a railroad …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rolling stock — ► NOUN 1) locomotives, carriages, or other vehicles used on a railway. 2) US the road vehicles of a trucking company …   English terms dictionary

  • rolling stock — n. all the locomotives, cars, etc. of a railroad, or the trucks, trailers, etc. of a trucking company …   English World dictionary

  • rolling stock — N UNCOUNT Rolling stock is all the engines and carriages that are used on a railway. Many stations needed repairs or rebuilding and there was a shortage of rolling stock …   English dictionary

  • Rolling stock (Thomas and Friends) — This article lists the rolling stock that has featured in the Thomas and Friends children s television series. A large number of different railway trucks and coaches have appeared over the years. In many episodes, coaches or trucks are key to the …   Wikipedia

  • Rolling stock of the Yugoslav Railways — This page describes all historical vehicles of the former Yugoslav Railways, which was dissolved in 1991. Steam locomotives *JŽ Class 62 Diesel locomotives *JŽ series 641 *JŽ series 642 *JŽ series 643 *JŽ series 644 *JŽ series 645 *JŽ series 646… …   Wikipedia

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