Shunters' truck
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shunters-truck-163-11951496
title:
Shunters' truck
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Shunters' trucks were small British railway flat wagons that were used in goods yards to carry shunters and their tools. Shunting was often rather dangerous and shunters could easily be knocked over by wagons and the tools needed were heavy. The shunters' truck allowed the shunters to ride safely around larger goods yards. To help with this the wagons footboards and handrail along their length. On the top of the wagon were large, typically asymmetrical, lockable boxes to carry shunting poles, br
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunters%27_truck
date created:
2024-08-27T10:59:48Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T12:27:32Z
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