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Definition of shunters

Shunter
Shunter Shunt"er, n. (Railroad) A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another.

Meaning of shunters from wikipedia

- be used on mainlines. British shunters are much smaller than those used in the United States. Current British shunters are 0-6-0 diesel-electrics, class...
- Diesel shunter is a diesel locomotive used for shunting or switching. See: Diesel locomotive Switcher GWR diesel shunters LMS diesel shunters This disambiguation...
- The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club was a British television variety show produced by Granada Television from 1974 to 1977. It was set in a fictional...
- 03 : : 03018". Preserved Shunters. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. "class 03 : : 03020". Preserved Shunters. Archived from the original...
- 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...
- short-ranged shunters. One advantage is that the ashpan does not project downwards, making it possible to place the rear axle further back. For a dock shunter operating...
- band went on a seven year break before returning with Wheeltappers and Shunters, the first album written solely by Blackburn and Hartley. The band's latest...
- diesel shunters, and ordered a further seven immediately prior to Nationalisation, which were delivered to British Rail in 1948–49. The two shunters used...
- LMS diesel shunter 7050 LMS diesel shunter 7051 LMS diesel shunter 7052 LMS diesel shunter 7053 LMS diesel shunter 7054 LMS diesel shunters 7055/6 LMS...
- type was designed in 1965 because of the need to provide more powerful shunters for the Tinsley Marshalling Yard. Due to Tinsley's status as a hump yard...