head shunt

A form of headshunt — A short length of track, provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.

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Meanings

nounhead shunt (plural head shunts)

plural head shunts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of headshunt.

    This is of unusual importance at Perth, compared with other modern yards, because the restricted scope for layout development precluded provision of a separate track as a head shunt at the southern end of the yard site. When such a facility is required, the main line has to be employed.

    1962 October, G. Freeman Allen, “The New Look in Scotland's Northern Division—II”, in Modern Railways, page 271
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Chicago

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