Effects of overall traffic operation pattern on design of marshalling yards within railroad system are discussed; specimen system is illustrated which includes nine marshalling yards between which traffic flow and journey time is shown against each section of track; traffic distribution on railroad system considered; comparative transit times, and operating and shunting statistics for different methods of working; method of marshalling trains into sections is described.


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    Title :

    Hump marshalling yard design


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 121 , n 24


    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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