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Re: Steam Loco design questions
- Subject: Re: Steam Loco design questions
- From: Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 19:38:07 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Optus Internet
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Steve Shotton wrote:
> What is pole shunting?
>
> Steve
You have a loco on 1 road and the waggon on 2 road.
For what ever reason you can use the points to get the loco on to 2 road
and the waggon needs to be moved.
A pole is placed at an angle between the engine on 1 road to the waggon
and give it a push.
<- waggon
\ -shunting pole.
<- Locomotive
rgds