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turnback siding

noun

turnback siding

noun
1

Rail transport, Railways, Transport UK A siding placed between two running lines, and connected to them, where a terminating train can reverse direction.

  • At Hounslow, the existing running lines would need splaying to create two turnback sidings inbetween ^([sic]) them, to help accommodate the planned service of 4tph.2026 March 18, David Stubbings, “New London Overground route electrification plan”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 17:

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