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 LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST 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

See also

Switcher

References