Not manv people realise that the white rectangle painted on one eml ot railway trucks is there for the purpose of protecting the lives of shunters (says an exchange). The purpose of tlte rectangle is to indicate to the shunter on wliieh side of the truck the brake is placed.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 259, 2 August 1928, Page 9
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