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.

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  1. ↑ Bendall, Simon (February 2016). "Heljan announces 4mm Class 07 dock shunter". Rail Express. No. 237. Horncastle: Mortons Media Group. p. M7. ISSN   1362-234X.
  2. ↑ Casserley, H. C., ed. (1966) [1955]. The Observer's book of railway locomotives of Britain (5 ed.). London: Frederick Warne. p. 85. OCLC   559644772.
  3. ↑ Wright, Ian. L. (1986). London & North Eastern. Atlantic Transport Publishers. p. 44. ISBN   9780906899199.


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