Rolling Stock Components
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Rolling Stock Components
1- Car body
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Car body shell
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Underframe
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Floor
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Crash structure
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Windows
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Insulation
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Painting and Sound damping
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Fixing / connecting elements
2- Car body fittings
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Front/End car body fittings
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Roof car body fittings
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Underframe car body fittings
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Lateral car body fittings
3- Guidance (Bogies and running gear)
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Motor bogie
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Trailer bogie
4- Power System
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Power supply
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Power generation
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Power conversion
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Power dissipation
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Power storage
5- Propulsion
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Traction Control Unit (TCU)
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Gear box
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Traction motor
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Mechanical transmission
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Power converter
6- Auxiliary systems
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Air supply system
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Hydraulic system
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Auxiliary electric system
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Main Auxiliary Converter equipment
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Low Voltage Power Supply / Battery Charger equipment
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Special Aux. Converter equipment
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Battery equipment
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External supply system
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Cooling unit for power and drive systems
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Fire protection system
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Sanding equipment
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Horn
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Flange lubrication device
7- Braking System
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Brake control system
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Friction brake equipment
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Wheel Slip Protection (WSP) equipment
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Magnetic track brake equipment
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Emergency brake equipment
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Eddy current brake equipment
8- Interiors
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Interior architecture
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Interior equipment
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Toilet system
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Engine room
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Catering system
9- On board vehicle control
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Electronic Train Control System (ETCS)
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Train Control Management System (TCMS)
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Heritage Automatic Train Protection (ATP) unit
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Automatic Train Operation (ATO) unit
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Fault data logger
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Heritage juridical recorder unit
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Voice recorder
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System, capture unit
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Video surveillance
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Electronic rear mirror
10- Passenger information System (PIS)
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Public Address System
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Safety Alarm Systems
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Central Passenger information System (PIS) unit
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Driver-Machine Interface (DMI) for train/travel information
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Seat reservation
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Billing System
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Trackside equipment
11- Communication systems
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Train to wayside communication system
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Onboard communication system
12- Cabling and Cabinets
13- Door System
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External doors
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Internal doors
14- Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
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Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) control unit
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Air conditioning system
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Heating system
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Air ventilation and distribution system
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Air intake
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Exhaust air unit
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Pressure protection system
15- Tilt System
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Tilt Control Unit
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Actuating System
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Pantograph tilt system
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Tilt monitoring and detection
16- Lighting
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Emergency lighting system
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Exterior lighting system
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Interior lighting system
17- Coupler
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Front coupler
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Intermediate coupler
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Emergency coupler (Towing coupler)
Source: iris-rail.org
