Backshunt

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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

    "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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"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."

Etymology

From back + shunt.

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