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empty stock working

empty stock working noun: a train of empty passenger rolling stock that is moved from one location to another where, for example, it is needed to form a revenue-earning service.

Noun

empty stock working (plural empty stock workings)

  1. A train of empty passenger rolling stock that is moved from one location to another where, for example, it is needed to form a revenue-earning service.
    • Proposed for wiring: the Shrewsbury route. Unit 221116 passes through Codsall on an empty stock working on 24 October 2018.2019 October, photo caption, “Midlands Connect's £3.5bn plan”, in Modern Railways, page 16

Forms of empty stock working

pluralempty stock workings

Questions about empty stock working

What does empty stock working mean?
Empty stock working means a train of empty passenger rolling stock that is moved from one location to another where, for example, it is needed to form a revenue-earning service.
What part of speech is empty stock working?
Empty stock working is a noun.
What is the plural of empty stock working?
The plural of empty stock working is empty stock workings.

Words near empty stock working in the dictionary

  1. empty sheets
  2. empty signifier
  3. empty signifiers
  4. empty space
  5. empty spaces
  6. empty stock working
  7. empty stock workings
  8. empty string
  9. empty strings
  10. empty suit
  11. empty suits

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