No Humping

I don't know about the overhead lines, but this old fella looks to be in need of some maintenan e himself. The fat controller would never let things get this far out of hand. The hazards of shunting!

Hump-shunting is where a railway locomotive propels wagons to the summit of an artificial hump in the track, the locomotive stops, and the wagons continue under gravity into a number of sidings. Loose-shunting is similar, but momentum, rather than gravity, takes the wagon forward.

Railway Jargon (part III), The Guardian

I didn't know that before today and I suspect most of you didn't either!

Sorry, but I can't stop by tonight. Will catch up with everyone tomorrow. Hope you all had a lovely weekend.