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Bob Gwynne has developed quite a fondness for Bauxite No.2, a hard-working locomotive built in 1874 to work at an aluminium smelting plant—where it was used to shunt wagons of bauxite rock.

Despite its back-to-basics construction, this little locomotive has an interesting story to tell, so settle down for 10 minutes with Bob as he talks you through Bauxite No.2's history and explores its engineering details and features inside and out.

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00:00-00:22 Intro
00:22-00:53 Built for industry
00:53-01:36 Steam power and industrial railways
01:36-02:36 Bauxite's hard life
02:36-05:08 Exterior details
05:08-07:40 Inside the cab
07:40-08:58 What's on top of the boiler?
08:58-09:15 The importance of locomotives in industry
09:15-09.45 Like and subscribe!

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