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Rolling stock

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^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]. The term is sometimes used to refer only to non-powered vehicles, specifically excluding locomotives^[5].

The term contrasts with fixed stock (infrastructure), which is a collective term for the track, signals, stations and buildings etc. necessary to operate a railway.

References

^ Yaxham Light Railway rolling stock page.
^ 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 the American Heritage Dictionary.
^ Network Rail guidance for storage and recommissioning of Traction and Rolling Stock.

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