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  • noun Alternative form of rolling stock.

Etymologies

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rolling +‎ stock.

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Examples

  • Steam locomotives and general rollingstock have received the most attention.

    AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY STORY 2001

  • Even had I been as maudlin as Stuart Thario desired I could not have fed these people, for there were no longer railroads with rollingstock adequate to carry the freight, no fleets of trucks in good repair, nor was the fuel available had they existed.

    Greener Than You Think Ward Moore 1940

  • Shares of Nippon Sharyo, a major rollingstock maker, gained 4.1 percent to 407 yen, while peer Kinki Sharyo rose 3.1 percent to 396 yen.

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

  • A second tranche ( 'T2') of locomotives supplied to Greentrains and subsequently leased to South Spur Logistics will fulfil that company's immediate rollingstock fleet requirements, and will result in full utilisation of the Greentrains fleet over the medium to long‐term period.

    WA Business News - Latest News 2009

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