diff --git a/ram/ram/__init__.py b/ram/ram/__init__.py
index 90c1856..c0f1206 100644
--- a/ram/ram/__init__.py
+++ b/ram/ram/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from ram.utils import git_suffix
 
-__version__ = "0.16.1"
+__version__ = "0.16.2"
 __version__ += git_suffix(__file__)
diff --git a/ram/roster/models.py b/ram/roster/models.py
index 637495c..e40872c 100644
--- a/ram/roster/models.py
+++ b/ram/roster/models.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from django.dispatch import receiver
 from tinymce import models as tinymce
 
 from ram.models import BaseModel, Document, Image, PropertyInstance
-from ram.utils import DeduplicatedStorage
+from ram.utils import DeduplicatedStorage, slugify
 from ram.managers import PublicManager
 from metadata.models import (
     Scale,
@@ -148,13 +148,16 @@ class RollingStock(BaseModel):
 
 
 @receiver(models.signals.pre_save, sender=RollingStock)
-def pre_save_running_number(sender, instance, *args, **kwargs):
+def pre_save_internal_fields(sender, instance, *args, **kwargs):
+    # Extract road number integer from road number
     try:
         instance.road_number_int = int(
             re.findall(r"\d+", instance.road_number)[0]
         )
     except IndexError:
         pass
+    # Generate a machine-friendly item number from original item number
+    instance.item_number_slug = slugify(instance.item_number)
 
 
 class RollingStockDocument(Document):