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An [[automobile]] graveyard is a location in which cars are kept until they have decayed or been destroyed. One particularly noteworthy example is near [[Victorville, California]] where hundreds of thousands of cars bought back by [[Volkswagen]] after [[Volkswagen emissions scandal|the 2015 emissions scandal]] now reside.<ref name="Q18" /> |
An [[automobile]] graveyard is a location in which cars are kept until they have decayed or been destroyed. One particularly noteworthy example is near [[Victorville, California]] where hundreds of thousands of cars bought back by [[Volkswagen]] after [[Volkswagen emissions scandal|the 2015 emissions scandal]] now reside.<ref name="Q18" /> |
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A train graveyard is where [[train]]s and [[rolling stock]] are left to decay. |
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Revision as of 00:08, 31 March 2018
A vehicle graveyard is a location in which several vehicles, often of the same type, have been abandoned. The vehicles might be awaiting dismantling or recycling, or may just be left to decay.
Specific types of vehicle
Aircraft
An aircraft graveyard is a location where numerous aircraft have been stored. The largest of which is the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, a near 2,600-acre site containing around 4,400 aircraft.[1] There is an area in the southern Pacific Ocean in which spacecraft have been deposited after their working life.
Ships
A ship graveyard is a location where the hulls of ships are left to decay and disintegrate. The largest ship graveyard is in the bay of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, where more than 300 vessels can be found.[2]
Automobile
An automobile graveyard is a location in which cars are kept until they have decayed or been destroyed. One particularly noteworthy example is near Victorville, California where hundreds of thousands of cars bought back by Volkswagen after the 2015 emissions scandal now reside.[3]
Train
A train graveyard is where trains and rolling stock are left to decay.
References
- ^ Dowling, Stephen (18 September 2014). "The secrets of the desert aircraft 'boneyards'". BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "10 Largest Ship Graveyards in the World". Marine Insight. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Simon, Johnny (30 March 2018). "Photos: Volkswagen has bought back thousands of diesel cars in the US. Here's what that looks like". Quartz. Retrieved 31 March 2018.