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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.
SCROLL TO TOPMaterial goods, known as "merchandise", now called "freight" like sea or air transport, cover a large number of categories
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Bibliography
Websites
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors – Operators (non-exhaustive list)
Railway equipment manufacturer (track, rolling stock, signalling)
ALSTOM Transport http://www.alstom.fr
BOMBARDIER http://www.bombardier.com
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Events
InnoTrans (International Trade Fair for Transport Technology)
Berlin – Trade fair for innovative components, vehicles and rail systems
Even-numbered years (next show: Berlin: September 23-26, 2014) http://www.innotrans.de
Standards and norms
- Railway applications – Templates – Part 2: rolling stock gauge - NF EN 15273-2 - 08-13
- Rail transport equipment – Rolling stock construction gauge - Fiche UIC 505-1 OR -
- Historique, justifications et commentaires sur l'élaboration et l'évolution des fiches UIC, séries 505 et 506 traitants du gabarit - Fiche UIC 505-5 OR -
- Railway rolling stock – Coupling, traction and drive components for power...
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Documentation - Training – Seminars (non-exhaustive list)
Revue générale des chemins de fer http://www.rgcf.fr
Railway gazette http://www.railwaygazette.com
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