Backshunt
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A backshunt is a railway track configuration in situations where a change in (almost opposite) direction is required and a traditional curve cannot fit.[1]
There are two main applications of a backshunt.
- To climb or drop a steep incline using a zig zag[2]
- To change direction on to a parallel track, often used in industrial sidings.[3]
Example Backshunts
- Part of the old Cleator and Workington Junction Railway was maintained in Rowrah as a backshunt from Rowrah Head Quarry on to the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway.[4]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Graham Hutchins (2011). Last Train to Paradise: Journeys from the Golden Age of New Zealand Railways. Exisle Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9781927147290.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crespi, A.J. (1900). "The Birmingham New Water Works". The New Century Review. 8 (47): 358–366.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.R. D. Singh (2005). Principles and Practices of Modern Coal Mining. New Age Publishing. p. 647. ISBN 9788122409741.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.W. McGowan Gradon (2016). The Track Of The Ironmasters - A History Of The Cleator And Workington Junction Railway. Read Books. p. 23. ISBN 9781473353190.
