English Dictionary

hump yard

noun

(rail transport) a classification yard or marshalling yard which has a hump over which trains are shunted, the vehicles then running on their own by gravity into various sidings.

The hump yard is where trains are sorted and classified.

意味（1）

(rail transport) a classification yard or marshalling yard which has a hump over which trains are shunted, the vehicles then running on their own by gravity into various sidings.

New works in hand at and near Basle include a mechanised hump yard at Muttenz for outwards international freight to relieve Basle Wolf yard, which has been handling such traffic, ….