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yard
A marshalling, stabling, works or transhipment area served by a complex of sidings. If possible, use a more precise term from the <complexes> heading.
Warrant: Railway Terminology Working Group
Plural form: yards

USE railway yard
CL Built works and components
BT <complexes by form>


yard lamp
A lamp provided for the illumination of a railway yard or similar trackside area.
Warrant: Railway Terminology Working Group
Plural form: yard lamps

CL Built works and components
BT <fixed lighting by usage>


yard stock movement brake coach
A departmental brake van used for internal movements within carriage sidings, etc.
Warrant: Departmental Coaching Stock, Roger Butcher & Peter Fox, Platform 5 Publishing Ltd, 3rd edition, 1987
Plural form: yard stock movement brake coaches

CL Vehicles and vehicle components
BT departmental brake van


yeast van
A railway vehicle dedicated to the carriage of yeast.
Literary warrant required.
Plural form: yeast vans

CL Vehicles and vehicle components
BT <beer, etc. carrying vehicles>


yellow shunt signal
A type of shunting signal which applies only to movements in the direction to which the signal can be cleared, other movements being able to pass the signal without it being cleared. It can also be a ground position light signal using a yellow light.
Warrant: The History & Development of Railway Signalling in the British Isles, Friends of the National Railway Museum
Plural form: yellow shunt signals

CL Control and communications
BT shunting signal


yoke (lampmans)
A wooden shoulder piece used for carrying two or more lamps.
Literary warrant required.
Plural form: yokes (lampmans)

USE lampmans yoke
CL Tools and equipment
BT lampmans equipment


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