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Dead weight

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001594

The inherent weight of a railway car or locomotive itself, excluding any payload or passengers. This mass contributes to the overall train tonnage and affects fuel consumption, braking distances, and track wear. It is a fixed value for each piece of rolling stock, specified in its design and construction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001594
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Totgewicht; Spanish: peso muerto; French: poids mort
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001594",
  "term": "Dead weight",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The inherent weight of a railway car or locomotive itself, excluding any payload or passengers. This mass contributes to the overall train tonnage and affects fuel consumption, braking distances, and track wear. It is a fixed value for each piece of rolling stock, specified in its design and construction.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Totgewicht",
    "es": "peso muerto",
    "fr": "poids mort"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/dead-weight/"
}

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