Rolling Stock Components

The article is reprinted from RailSystem. (https://railsystem.net/rolling-stock-components/)

Rolling Stock Components

1- Car body

• Car body shell
• Underframe
• Floor
• Crash structure
• Windows
• Insulation
• Painting and Sound damping
• Fixing / connecting elements

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2- Car body fittings

• Front/End car body fittings
• Roof car body fittings
• Underframe car body fittings
• Lateral car body fittings

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3- Guidance (Bogies and running gear)

• Motor bogie
• Trailer bogie

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4- Power System

• Power supply
• Power generation
• Power conversion
• Power dissipation
• Power storage

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5- Propulsion

• Traction Control Unit (TCU)
• Gear box
• Traction motor
• Mechanical transmission
• Power converter

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6- Auxiliary systems

• Air supply system
• Hydraulic system
• Auxiliary electric system
• Main Auxiliary Converter equipment
• Low Voltage Power Supply / Battery Charger equipment
• Special Aux. Converter equipment
• Battery equipment
• External supply system
• Cooling unit for power and drive systems
• Fire protection system
• Sanding equipment
• Horn
• Flange lubrication device

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7- Braking System

• Brake control system
• Friction brake equipment
• Wheel Slip Protection (WSP) equipment
• Magnetic track brake equipment
• Emergency brake equipment
• Eddy current brake equipment

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8- Interiors

• Interior architecture
• Interior equipment
• Toilet system
• Engine room
• Catering system

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9- On board vehicle control

• Electronic Train Control System (ETCS)
• Train Control Management System (TCMS)
• Heritage Automatic Train Protection (ATP) unit
• Automatic Train Operation (ATO) unit
• Fault data logger
• Heritage juridical recorder unit
• Voice recorder
• System, capture unit
• Video surveillance
• Electronic rear mirror

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10- Passenger information System (PIS)

• Public Address System
• Safety Alarm Systems
• Central Passenger information System (PIS) unit
• Driver-Machine Interface (DMI) for train/travel information
• Seat reservation
• Billing System
• Trackside equipment

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11- Communication systems

• Train to wayside communication system
• Onboard communication system

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12- Cabling and Cabinets

• Cabling
• Cabinets

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13- Door System

• External doors
• Internal doors

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14- Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

• Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) control unit
• Air conditioning system
• Heating system
• Air ventilation and distribution system
• Air intake
• Exhaust air unit
• Pressure protection system

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15- Tilt System

• Tilt Control Unit
• Actuating System
• Pantograph tilt system
• Tilt monitoring and detection

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16- Lighting

• Emergency lighting system
• Exterior lighting system
• Interior lighting system

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17- Coupler

• Front coupler
• Intermediate coupler
• Emergency coupler (Towing coupler)

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Source: iris-rail.org