Cape Town Shunters 1970 Part 2

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Aidan McCarthy
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Re: Cape Town Shunters 1970 Part 2

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This was to allow them to negiotiate the tight curves in the yards and docks and provide maximum adhesive weight, all loco weight was on the driving wheels. All the dedicated shunters were of a 0-8-0 wheel arrangement.

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