Rolling stock

 ( Rail Transport ) 

The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway , including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, , freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can be un-powered, or self-propelled, Railcar or Multiple unit units.

In North America, Australia and other countries, the term consist ( ) is used to refer to the rolling stock comprising a train, a list containing specific information for each car of a train, or a group of locomotives.

In the United States, the term rolling stock has been expanded from the older broadly defined "trains" to include wheeled vehicles used by businesses on roadways.

The word stock in the term is used in a sense of inventory. Rolling stock is considered to be a liquid asset, or close to it, since the value of the vehicle can be readily estimated and then shipped to the buyer without much cost or delay.

The term contrasts with fixed stock (infrastructure), which is a collective term for the Rail tracks, Railway signal, Railway station, other buildings, electric wires, etc., necessary to operate a railway.

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Manufacturers A large number of companies and government agencies in many countries, past and present, have built rolling stock. The list of rolling stock manufacturers covers many of the largest ones.

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See also

• Goods wagon
• List of rolling stock manufacturers
• List of railway vehicles
• Railroad car

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