shunt operation

The last of these arrived in March 1973 and this brought to an end all remaining steam shunting operations throughout the state.

At the depot was based a small departmental engine used for shunting operations.

Possible causes are problems in shunting operation and adhesion.

The term can also be used to describe the workers operating these engines or engaged in directing shunting operations.

At 07:55 a goods train arrived at the station and began shunting operations.

On 15 June 1906, five empty carriages ran away from the branch platform during shunting operations.

The patient was treated with anti-coagulation, pending a portocaval shunt operation.

There were two brakesmen on the goods train; however, both men dismounted to take part in the shunting operations.

An accident in Penistone station during shunting operations.

The investigation admitted that it was not possible to stop shunting operations from occurring on lines parallel and close to passenger running lines.

Couplings are used during shunting operations as the yard is on level ground (see photograph of No.6 at Llanberis).

Doctors performed a shunt operation.

The commissioning of radio for shunting operations on 6 February 1956 simplified shunting in the station area.

The new shunt operation should take care of the problem easily . . . if there is a problem."

During shunting operations permission to pass a home signal displaying stop may be given with a radio or with a dwarf signal.

The last Class 4AR was withdrawn from shunting operations on the West Reef in 1974.

They were modified by Australian National (AN) railways originally for shunting operations.

A Drewery rail tractor was based at Lyttelton in 1936 for a trial period to be used for shunting operations.

These units were converted for towing and shunting operations of passenger stock by the addition of Scharfenberg couplers.

Today this dual coupling system has been adopted for all loco-hauled passenger trains in Great Britain to allow faster shunting operations.

A electric locomotive design with 180 kW diesel engine for shunting operations was presented at the 2012 Innotrans trade fair.

It consists of a specific track layout, a set of initial conditions, a defined goal, and rules which must be obeyed while performing the shunting operations.

The buffer beams are impact absorbing and are relatively simply replaced - for example in the case of them being damaged by over enthusiastic shunting operations.

Porta caval shunt operations have not found favour in recent years because of the increased incidence of postoperative hepatic encephalopathy.

The prototype locomotive entered revenue service from 11 July 2011, on shunting operations at Tokyo Freight Terminal.