Classification yard set into operation by British Railways, as part of plan to replace existing arrangements by providing lesser number of fully mechanized yards of modern design; M-V-GRS installed system of automatic sorting and speed control of cars, and automatic operation of points.


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    Title :

    Automatic wagon marshalling installation at Thornton (fife), British Railways


    Additional title:

    Metropolitan-Vickers Gaz


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1958


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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