What is Switcher?
[[File:08168 at Shackerstone Station.jpg|thumb|[[British Rail Class 08]] shunter]] A '''switcher''' (US) or '''shunter''' (UK) is a small [[railway]] [[locomotive]] used for assembling railway trains. Switchers or shunters are [[gear]]ed to produce high [[torque]] but have a low top speed. {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Locomotives]]