Hi Stuart & welcome to the forum. Like most hobbies, there's always something new for all of us to learn. Every time someone asks a question I'd guarantee that there's quite a few peope here who benefit from the answers given - I certainly do. Whilst I know Electric Units pretty well I have no experience of steam and am happy just to sit back and read what the more knowledgable folk are saying.
On the subject of rolling stock description you tend to find that there's often more than one way of describing trains, since this system isn't actually officially set down by the railway.
Recently I tried to explain a fault to a fitter on a train I was driving by saying that smoke was coming from underneath the PTOS (midddle carriage fitted with a Pantograph but no motors). He got all snotty and asked if I was (mis)describing the RT. Apparently the fitters call it a Rectifier Trailer !
So there you go, even
within the industry there's more than one name for vehicles.
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Originally Posted by Wyvern
As for questions, railway staff themselves have a motto: "The only stupid question is the one you don't ask."
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Amen to that. Golden rule number 1 !
FP