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,,###,,### A  TYPE  OF  TRANSFORMER (AN  ELECTRICAL ,,,,######
,,,#,,,,#,  COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY   ###,,####,
##,,,##,,,  LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY  ##,,,,##,,
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,###,,##,, -VERY BIG-. INSTEAD,  NOT  AS  MANY  ARE ,,,,,##,,,
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#####,,### THE   RAILPEOPLE  ARE  IN  GENERAL  VERY ######,,,,
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