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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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