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A balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop (North American Terminology) allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or stop. Balloon loops can be useful for passenger trains and unit freight trains.
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| Kooragang in Newcastle | instance of | the couplings and brake hoses are made reversible.At coal ports | 0.80 | text |
| New South Wales the space inside the balloon loops is used for storing coal so that it is not wasted.At the Olympic Park station in Sydney Olympic Park | instance of | the couplings and brake hoses are made reversible.At coal ports | 0.80 | text |
| the loop is flattened where the platforms are located | instance of | the couplings and brake hoses are made reversible.At coal ports | 0.80 | text |
| so that the platform faces are straight.After the opening of a loop at Charing Cross | instance of | the couplings and brake hoses are made reversible.At coal ports | 0.80 | text |
| Balloon loop | related to history | Balloon | 0.60 | section |
| Balloon loop | related to history | They | 0.60 | section |
| Balloon loop | related to history | British Rail | 0.60 | section |
| Balloon loop | related to history | MGR | 0.60 | section |
| Balloon loop | related to Solutions | On | 0.60 | section |
| Balloon loop | related to Solutions | At | 0.60 | section |
| Balloon loop | related to Solutions | Kooragang | 0.60 | section |
| Balloon loop | related to Solutions | Newcastle | 0.60 | section |
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