stabling siding

English

Noun

stabling siding (plural stabling sidings)

1. (rail transport, UK) A storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.
   • 2020 May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, in Rail, page 48:

     The area now has an even more impressive web of railway junctions and lines than ever - especially as new stabling sidings have been added to take the pressure of [sic] the cramped Overground depot site at New Cross, which is hemmed in between running lines ([...]).

Related terms

• stable (verb)

Translations

storage siding

• Finnish: seisontaraide
• French: voie de garage (fr) f