0 a small railway engine that is used for moving carriagesaround on the tracks rather than making journeys between stations
It is the same with the shunter and the guard.
There were 1,861 guards sick, which was an increase of 540; and there were 1,525 shunters sick, which was an increase of 514.
The shunters could do their work and not be concerned with getting certain empty waggons "home" by six o'clock in the morning.
By 1961, when the replacement of steam by diesel shunters will be completed, the saving will be about £3 million a year.
The general manager accordingly saw these men, and he gave them the wages of shunters — that is the higher wage.
This delay has been caused by the difficulty in getting shunters to shunt the wagons to the dockside to clear the craft.
These are drivers and motormen, firemen, guards and shunters.
One of the most difficult classes to recruit is that of shunters because it is hard work, done in all weathers, day and night.
