Engineering:Dock shunter
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A dock shunter, "dock tank", or "docksider", is a locomotive (formerly steam but now usually diesel) used for shunting wagons in the vicinity of docks. It is usually of 0-4-0 or 0-6-0 wheel arrangement and has a short wheelbase and large buffers. These features make it suitable for negotiating sharp curves.
Examples
- GWR 1101 Class
- GWR 1361 Class
- GWR 1366 Class
- LSWR B4 class
- LB&SCR E2 class
- SR USA class
- British Rail Class 07[1]
- LMS Fowler Dock Tank
- LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST[2]
- NLR Class 75
- Bagnall 0-4-0ST "Alfred" and "Judy"
- LSWR G6 class
- LNER J63
- LNWR Dock Tank
- LNER Y9
- NER Class H / LNER Y7
- Caledonian Railway 498 Class
- NBR F class[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Bendall, Simon (February 2016). "Heljan announces 4mm Class 07 dock shunter". Rail Express (Horncastle: Mortons Media Group) (237): M7. ISSN 1362-234X.
- ↑ Casserley, H. C., ed (1966). The Observer's book of railway locomotives of Britain (5 ed.). London: Frederick Warne. p. 85. OCLC 559644772.
- ↑ Wright, Ian. L. (1986). London & North Eastern. Atlantic Transport Publishers. p. 44. ISBN 9780906899199.
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