Meaning of marshalling yard | Babel Free

Definitions

A railway yard where trains are assembled from individual carriages or goods wagons.

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“In passing we must glance at marshalling yards. Of course, until the unit of the country's trade is a train-load and not something less than a wagon-load, marshalling yards will continue to be a necessary evil.”

“Five marshalling yards in the vicinity—Pontypool Road, Rogerstone, Alexandra Dock Junction, East Usk Junction and Severn Tunnel Junction—remarshal much of this traffic into full train loads to destination.”

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