Railway couplings.

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26 June 2018 at 22:14 #359586
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Watching programme on iron ore trains. The wagon couplings both move 6" before the carriage moves. It is the only way they can get the train to pull 40K tonnes!
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Railway couplings.

Railway couplings.

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