Meaning of shunting neck | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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