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warm storage

warm storage noun: the storage of a train taken out of service temporarily, which is kept powered and maintained.

Noun

warm storage (uncountable)

  1. (UK) The storage of a train taken out of service temporarily, which is kept powered and maintained.
    • However, operators including LNER, Chiltern Railways and East Midlands Railway have already indicated that some of their fleets will be temporarily placed into warm storage until the Coronavirus crisis is over.
    • What does warm storage mean?
    • Warm storage means that trains are maintained and kept powered at all times in order to keep all systems working.2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in Rail, page 10

Questions about warm storage

What does warm storage mean?
Warm storage means the storage of a train taken out of service temporarily, which is kept powered and maintained.
What part of speech is warm storage?
Warm storage is a noun.

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