Rolling stock categories
Railway rolling stock - Architecture and mechanical design
Article REF: TRP3070 V1
Rolling stock categories
Railway rolling stock - Architecture and mechanical design

Authors : Pierre CHAPAS, Dominique COIFFET

Publication date: February 10, 2014 | Lire en français

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1. Rolling stock categories

1.1 Customers transported

Transporting heavy loads was the major advantage of wheels-on-rails, right from their first applications in the 16th century. Passenger transport also benefited, with the development of horse-drawn "omnibuses" in major cities.

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1.1.1 Freight – freight

Material goods, known as "merchandise", now called "freight" like sea or air transport, cover a large number of categories

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