SHEAR LEGS
THE THREE LEGGED HOIST IS KNOWN AS THE SHEAR LEGS. IT WAS HAND OPERATED AND USED FOR LIFTING STEAM LOCOMOTIVES WHEN ATTENTION TO THEIR WHEELS OR AXLEBOXES WERE NECESSARY WITH THE CHANGE OVER TO DIESEL TRACTION IN 1965 THE SHEAR LEGS FEEL INTO DISUSE AND THE LIFTING MECHANISM WAS REMOVED AFTER GIVING 95 YEARS OF SERVICE.
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SHEAR LEGS
THE THREE LEGGED HOIST IS KNOWN AS THE SHEAR LEGS. IT WAS HAND OPERATED AND USED FOR LIFTING STEAM LOCOMOTIVES WHEN ATTENTION TO THEIR WHEELS OR AXLEBOXES WERE NECESSARY WITH THE CHANGE OVER TO DIESEL TRACTION IN 1965 THE SHEAR LEGS FEEL INTO DISUSE AND THE LIFTING MECHANISM WAS REMOVED AFTER GIVING 95 YEARS OF SERVICE.
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