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Rail transport and Rolling stock

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Difference between Rail transport and Rolling stock

Rail transport vs. Rolling stock

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks. The term rolling stock in rail transport industry originally referred to any vehicles that move on a railway.

Similarities between Rail transport and Rolling stock

Rail transport and Rolling stock have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): British Rail, Diesel locomotive, Goods wagon, Hopper car, Infrastructure, Locomotive, Railroad car, Steam locomotive, Track (rail transport), Train station.

British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine.

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Goods wagon

Goods wagons or freight wagons (North America: goods cars or freight cars) are unpowered railway vehicles that are used for the transportation of cargo.

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Hopper car

A hopper car (US) or hopper wagon (UIC) is a type of railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast.

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure is the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or other area, including the services and facilities necessary for its economy to function.

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Locomotive

A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.

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Railroad car

A railroad car or railcar (American and Canadian English), railway wagon or railway carriage (British English and UIC), also called a train car or train wagon, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport system (a railroad/railway).

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Track (rail transport)

The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

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Train station

A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot (see below) is a railway facility or area where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.

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Rail transport and Rolling stock Comparison

Rail transport has 395 relations, while Rolling stock has 27. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 2.37% = 10 / (395 + 27).

References

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