backshunt
(rail, UK) A section of railway track which gives access to a siding (or another section of railway line) only by reversing direction; also a train movement which uses such track.
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(rail, UK) A section of railway track which gives access to a siding (or another section of railway line) only by reversing direction; also a train movement which uses such track.
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(rail, British) A short length of track, provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.
- reversing siding72%
(rail, 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.
- lay-by65%
(UK) A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
- shunter65%
(rail, British) A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
- backside65%
(board sports) Approaching an obstacle backward.