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switcher

small railroad locomotive intended for assembling trains
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switcher

Summary

switcher ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,128 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • switcher is a type of locomotive[2].
  • switcher is used for shunting[3].
  • switcher's Commons category is recorded as Switching locomotives[4].
  • switcher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shunting locomotives[5].

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Definition and Type

switcher is a type of locomotive[2].

Use and Application

switcher is used for shunting[3].

Why It Matters

switcher ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,128 views/month).[1] switcher has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] switcher is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

New Zealand DSG class locomotive

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_switcher_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{switcher}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/switcher}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-01}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Novoklimov · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → 08804 at Eastleigh 22 July 2009.jpg, Тепловоз ТГМ23В48 Soviet diesel-hydraulic locomotive TGM23V4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Тепловоз ТГМ23В48 Soviet diesel-hydraulic locomotive TGM23V48-1872.jpg"
  2. 14d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → switching
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: switching, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289961063|switching (#289961063)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  3. 15w ago · Geyslein · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Shunting locomotives
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → shunting
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: 20150523.DDM.Bw.Neuenmarkt.-036.1.jpg, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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