Meaning of backshunt | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

UK

Examples

“Another peculiarity of this branch is that, like the Chard line, it has no direct connection with the main line, a backshunt into a siding being necessary before this can be reached.”

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