Shunting neck

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA length of dead-end track, e.g. alongside a main line, used for the purpose of allowing a train to shunt back into a siding or rail yard without the need for the train to occupy a running line.

Synonyms

backshunt headshunt shunt sidetrack siding side track team track reversing siding switch burrowing junction station throat stabling siding

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