rolling stock

noun

1. the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.

rolling stock

noun

1. the wheeled vehicles collectively used on a railway, including the locomotives, passenger coaches, freight wagons, guard's vans, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of rolling stock¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

"We've got dirty old rolling stock. It's a sham, it really is."

From BBC

The TGV trains swishing through the French countryside at 230 mph were in stark contrast to the UK’s creaking rolling stock.

From BBC

It was a provocative juxtaposition, the hardware and rolling stock of a multi-billion dollar national security state parked in the same neighborhood where the homeless slept.

From Salon

However, doing so would also mean taking on the railway operators debts, leases, and liabilities, such as their pension fund pots and the lease contracts for the rolling stock.

From BBC

The adventure sees him travel nearly 900 miles, making 87 train stops over five days, riding exclusively on British Railway rolling stock.

From BBC