Shunters
Floats
A ‘Shunters Float’ is a
vehicle that shunting personnel would ride upon to cut down the amount of
walking required when moving long distances in large marshalling yards. The
vehicles were fitted with transitional couplings to enable it to couple to any
type of wagon or act as a ‘match truck’ between mis-matched vehicles and
locomotives.
These vehicles were of many
designs and origins. Here are a few pictures of various vehicles.
L77 Shunters Float built using an LCH Coal hopper underframe
Another float using an LCH underframe and decorated with
storage bins. This one was used at Lithgow.
The Goulburn float, built on two steam engine ‘Turret
Tender’ underframes
Two modern conversions from a NOFF and NOHF respectively.
They are shown in storage in Cootamundra.
NZAF 87010, its underframe once belonged to a bogie cattle wagon.