warm storage

noun

The storage of a train which is taken out of service temporarily but kept powered and maintained.

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nounwarm storage (uncountable)
  1. UKuncountablerail transportThe storage of a train which is taken out of service temporarily but kept powered and maintained.
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    However, operators including LNER, Chiltern Railways and East Midlands Railway have already indicated that some of their fleets will be temporarily placed into warm storage until the Coronavirus crisis is over. What does warm storage mean? Warm storage means that trains are maintained and kept powered at all times in order to keep all systems working.

    2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in Rail, page 10
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