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shunting neck

shunting neck noun: a 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.

Noun

shunting neck (plural shunting necks)

  1. A 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.
    • This tunnel was 326 yd. long, and the portals were designed by Brunel to represent Norman archways. It was converted into an open cutting, between 1887 and 1889, to make room for the shunting necks of the sidings at Bristol East Depot.1949 May and June, “A Middlesex Inn Sign”, in Railway Magazine, page 142

Forms of shunting neck

pluralshunting necks

Questions about shunting neck

What does shunting neck mean?
Shunting neck means a 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.
What part of speech is shunting neck?
Shunting neck is a noun.
What is the plural of shunting neck?
The plural of shunting neck is shunting necks.

Words near shunting neck in the dictionary

  1. shunter
  2. shunters
  3. shunting
  4. shunting engine
  5. shunting engines
  6. shunting neck
  7. shunting necks
  8. shunting signal
  9. shunting signals
  10. shunting-yard algorithm
  11. shuntings

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