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reversing sidings

reversing sidings is the plural of reversing siding.

Meaning of reversing siding

Noun

reversing siding (plural reversing sidings)

  1. (UK) A siding provided for terminating passenger trains, usually at a through station, where a train can lay over between journeys before heading back in the opposite direction.
    • Help could also come from adding reversing sidings east of Victoria. This would cut the number of trains running on towards Rochdale or Stalybridge, which might ease the contraints of those single-ladder junctions.2020 January 2, Philip Haigh, “Is there relief to congestion along Castlefield Corridor?”, in Rail, page 23
    Synonyms:
    turnback siding

Questions about reversing sidings

What is reversing sidings the plural of?
Reversing sidings is the plural of reversing siding.

Words near reversing sidings in the dictionary

  1. reversing machines
  2. reversing out
  3. reversing shaft
  4. reversing shafts
  5. reversing siding
  6. reversing sidings
  7. reversing the charges
  8. reversing thermometer
  9. reversing thermometers
  10. reversing valve
  11. reversing valves

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