Thorne and Hatfield Moors
Locomotive details

Location
Builder
Type
Built
Scrapped
Works number
Notes (Most details from Booth 1998. Some from Limbert & Roworth 2009)
Moorends
Moorends Works
4w
1947
1960
-
Built from wooden wagon chassis and Austin Swallow car by works fitter.
Swinefleet
James & Frederick Howard
4w
1930
1959
-
Bought second-hand in 1955. 31 hp petrol engine replaced with Dorman diesel engine by 1956.
Swinefleet
Ruston and Hornsby
4w LBT
1959
Preserved
432661
31.5 hp 2-cylinder 2-YDAL engine. Named "Simba".
Medge Hall
Ruston and Hornsby
4w LBT
1959
Preserved
432665
31.5 hp 2-cylinder 2-YDAL engine. Transferred to Swinefleet in 1966.
Hatfield
Ruston and Hornsby
4w LBT
1962
Preserved
466594
31.5 hp 2-cylinder 2-YDAL engine. Moved to Swinefleet 1969.
Swinefleet
Lister
4w RM2X
1964
Preserved
53976
8.5 hp. Regauged to 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) after preservation.
Swinefleet
Lister
4w RM2X
1964
-
53977
8.5 hp. Attacked by vandals with a mechanical digger in 1991.
Hatfield
Lister
4w RM24
1964
1987
54184
8.5 hp. Moved to Swinefleet after 1975
Hatfield
Lister
4w RM1
1967
-
55471
4.25 hp. Moved to Swinefleet 1969. Dismantled early 1980s.
Hatfield
Simplex
4w 40s
1967
Preserved
40s302
At Crowle Peatland Railway, undergoing restoration.
Hatfield
Simplex
4w 40s
1971
1988
40s378
Dorman 2LD 40 hp engine.
Hatfield
Hunslet
4w
1974
Preserved
7366
Perkins engine. Moved to Swinefleet by 1988. Regauged to 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) after preservation.
Hatfield
Hunslet
4w
1974
Preserved
7367
Perkins engine. Regauged to 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) after preservation.
Hatfield
Fritz Schöttler (W Germany)
4w Diema DFL 10/11
1974
Preserved
3543
8.5 hp engine later replaced by a 10 hp Deutz engine. Disused from 1979 to 1983.
Swinefleet
Diema
4w
1976
Preserved
-
Built at Swinefleet from parts supplied by Diema. Rebuilt 1986 with parts from Diema 3543.
Hatfield
Simplex
4w
1949
1989/90
10159
Bought second-hand. At Swinefleet by 1982.
Hatfield
Simplex
4w
1950
Sold
10160
Bought second-hand in 1977 from London Brick Co, Arlesey. Sold to May-Gurney 1984. Worked on Southend Pier contract in 1985.
Hatfield
Simplex
4w
1955
1987
10455
Bought second-hand in 1977 from London Brick Co, Arlesey.
Swinefleet
Simplex
4w
1978
-
40SD507
-
Hatfield
Simplex
4w
1983
-
40SD527
Out of use by 1994, abandoned in 1997.
Hatfield
Schöma
4w+4w CHL-60G
1990
Preserved
5129 + 5131
78 kW master unit with powered slave unit. At Crowle Peatland Railway awaiting restoration.
Hatfield
Schöma
4w+4w CHL-60G
1990
Preserved
5130 + 5132
78 kW master unit with powered slave unit. Locomotive at Hatfield Works, carrying "The Thomas Buck" nameplate.
Swinefleet
Schöma
4w+4w CHL-60G
1991
Preserved
5220 + 5221
65 kW master unit with powered slave unit. Named "The Thomas Buck" in 1993. At Crowle Peatland Railway awaiting restoration.

Question: When did Thorne and Hatfield Moors most recently build locomotives, and what class were they?
Answer: Thorne and Hatfield Moors most recently built class 4w+4w CHL-60G locomotives, which were built in 1990-91.