This article is a list of important rail yards in geographical order.
North Wall yard in Dublin is used for loading permanent way materials trains and stabling unused stock.
British Railways undertook a major programme of investment in marshalling yards in the early 1960s, some of which were arguably obsolete before they even opened.
As of 2009[out of date], DB Schenker Rail (UK) operates the following marshalling yards,[8] defined as sites "where trains can be marshalled or re-marshalled using resident pilot locomotives, ground staff and train examination staff".
In Germany due to ongoing consolidation it is likely that some yards will close.