Shunting Definition

Shunting Sentence Examples

• Apart from collisions and derailments, a large proportion of all accidents is found to be due primarily to want of care on the part of the victims. Accidents to workmen in marshalling, shunting, distributing and running trains, engines and cars, may be taken as the most important class, after train accidents, because this work is necessary and important and yet involves considerable hazard.

• The new machine was used for shunting, and had enough power to push three loaded trucks along the tramway at a time.

• There were also three small electric locomotives for shunting wagons through some of the tunnels.

• The Ruston loco shunting the exchange sidings at Blaenau serves only the Oakeley quarry.

• A small engine pottered about in the sidings opposite the pub, busily shunting wagons.