Marshalling yard This indicates two functions of

Marshalling yard

This indicates two functions of a marshalling yard The forming into trains the wagons sorted in the yard itself The reforming into trains the wagons received from loading centres

The forming into trains the wagons sorted in the yard itself

The reforming into trains the wagons received from loading centres

Hump yards of two types There is a slight slope throughout the whole yard ; A hump yard in which wagons are propelled over a hump to run down a steep slope into sorting sidings

There is a slight slope throughout the whole yard

A hump yard in which wagons are propelled over a hump to run down a steep slope into sorting sidings

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