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Re: Steam Loco design questions
- Subject: Re: Steam Loco design questions
- From: "Steve Shotton" <rvrm@idl.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 17:44:40 +1100
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Adrian Whichello <a-whichello@adfa.edu.au> wrote in message
> > And while I'm at it, what is the purpose of the dish-like mouldings at
the
> > outer end of the buffer beams on 38 & 60 class (possibly also the 59s as
> > well, can't remember off the top of my head right now). Was it something
to
> > do with the buffer beams being cast?
>
> For pole shunting. I think all the cast steel bed locos have it, so it
> may be more of an American thing. Was it ever actually used here?
>
What is pole shunting?
Steve