"empty stock working" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: empty stock workings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} empty stock working (plural empty stock workings)
  1. (rail transport) A train of empty passenger rolling stock that is moved from one location to another where, for example, it is needed to form a revenue-earning service. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-empty_stock_working-en-noun-EFzrl8t- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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