• Source: Dock shunter

This article describes UK usage. United States usage may be different.

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
LMS Fowler Dock Tank
NLR Class 75
Bagnall 0-4-0ST "Alfred" and "Judy"
LSWR G6 class
LNER J63
LNWR Dock Tank
LNER Y9
Caledonian Railway 498 Class
LNER J88




See also


Switcher

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Dock shunter
• British Rail Class 07
• 0-4-0
• LNWR 4ft Shunter
• 1939 in South Africa
• South African Dock Shunter 0-4-0T
• 1881 in South Africa
• South African Dock Shunter 0-4-0ST
• LB&SCR E2 class
• British Rail Class 03