YARD    A yard may be defined on the basis of the functions it performs. It is a place or the activity centres on the Railway system, where the trains or rolling stocks are received, reformed into trains or loads after marshalling and are dispatched to their destination. Necessity of Yard   1. Formation of trains/loads by shunting of

STOCK REPORT    Stock report is summarized statement of available number of wagons in hand or requirement of wagons at station, which is reported to the control office over telephone daily 16 hours by station and yards. Where telephone is not available or there is a busy schedule of works or in non-controlled sections, the stock report is

MARSHALLING    Marshalling:- Marshalling means scientific and systematic arrangement of vehicles on train to meet specific transportation needs such as safety and security , operational efficiency, elimination of delay, optimum utilization of transport capacity and maximum facility in dealing with traffic during run, at terminal station