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Consist

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006879

The specific arrangement and composition of locomotives and cars that make up a train. It describes the order and type of rolling stock from the front to the rear. A train's consist is determined by its operational requirements, such as the weight to be hauled and the services to be provided.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006879
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
Synonymsrake; formation
See alsoRake
TranslationsGerman: Zugverband; Spanish: composición; French: rame
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006879",
  "term": "Consist",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The specific arrangement and composition of locomotives and cars that make up a train. It describes the order and type of rolling stock from the front to the rear. A train's consist is determined by its operational requirements, such as the weight to be hauled and the services to be provided.",
  "synonyms": [
    "rake",
    "formation"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "see_also": [
    "rake"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zugverband",
    "es": "composición",
    "fr": "rame"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/consist/"
}

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