Word of the Day
23 August 2026
Rollbock
A bogie used to carry a railway carriage on a line of different gauge to the one it was built for, usually a narrower gauge.
Why this one
A whole logistics problem solved in one word: moving rolling stock onto a line it was never built for, without unloading it first.
In use
Standard gauge wagon's coming in on the afternoon working, so get a Rollbock under each end before you shunt it up the narrow line.
Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.Sources
- Definition sourceWiktionary
- Supporting sourceRollbockWikipedia