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  2. GCR Class 8 - Wikipedia

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    The Great Central Railway Class 8, known as the London and North Eastern Railway Class B5 following the 1923 Grouping, was a class of fourteen 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed to haul fast goods trains, in particular fish trains. They were nicknamed " Fish Engines " because of their designed role and due to their frequent use on the fast fish ...

  3. Fish fillet processor - Wikipedia

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    A fish fillet processor processes fish into a fillet. Fish processing starts from the time the fish is caught. Popular species processed include cod, hake, haddock, tuna, herring, mackerel, salmon and pollock . Commercial fish processing is a global practice. Processing varies regionally in productivity, type of operation, yield and regulation.

  4. 0-4-2 - Wikipedia

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    Between 1897 and 1901, several 0-4-2 saddle tank steam locomotives, built for 600 mm ( 1 ft 11⁄8 in) narrow gauge by Dickson Manufacturing Company of Scranton in Pennsylvania, were delivered to various gold mines on the Witwatersrand by Arthur Koppel, acting as importing agents. In 1915, when an urgent need arose for additional locomotives in ...

  5. 4-2-0 - Wikipedia

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    4-2-0. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-2-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, two powered driving wheels on one axle and no trailing wheels. This type of locomotive is often called a Jervis type, the name of the original designer.

  6. GWR 101 Class - Wikipedia

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    The GWR 101 Class consisted of a single experimental 0-4-0T side-tank steam locomotive. It was built at GWR Swindon Works under the direction of George Jackson Churchward in June 1902. [ 1][ 2] Originally built as an oil-burning locomotive 'on Holden's system' [ 2][ a], it had an unusual boiler containing a firebox constructed as an arched ...

  7. Locomotive No. 1 - Wikipedia

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    The design of Locomotive No. 1 was a 0-4-2 modification of the 'Wolverton Express Goods' 0-6-0 introduced on the LNWR in 1854. James McConnell appointed William Scott to supervise the construction of the first engines at Stephenson's Newcastle Works who then proceeded to Sydney to organise their erection.

  8. Fish processing - Wikipedia

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    This 16th-century fish stall shows many traditional fish products. The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer. Although the term refers specifically to fish, in practice it is extended to cover ...

  9. NBR 224 and 420 Classes - Wikipedia

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    The NBR 224 and 420 Classes consisted of six steam locomotives of the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement built by the North British Railway (NBR) in 1871 and 1873. No. 224 had three claims to fame: it was the first inside-cylinder 4-4-0 engine to run in Great Britain; [4] it was the locomotive involved in the Tay Bridge disaster; [5] and after rebuilding in 1885, it was the only compound-expansion ...