Hunslet 16" Saddle Tank Engine

The Hunslet 16" Saddle Tank Engine was a class of 0-6-0ST (Saddle-Tank Engine) type steam locomotives that were built by the Hunslet Engine Company between 1923- 1958.
==History==
The first Hunslet 16" Saddle Tank Engine was built by the Hunslet Engine Company in 1923 with some being produced during the Second World War until the last one had rolled out of the works in 1958. A total of 44 examples were constructed, the latter of which, four examples were exported to Peru and one example was exported to Australia, with the rest remaining in the United Kingdom.
Regarding Technical Specifications, the Hunslet meant that it was made by the Hunslet Engine Company and 16" meant that it had 16-inch cylinders on the inside.
The Hunslet 16" Saddle Tank Engines could be seen operating by industrial companies, some of them being very small and not by massive railway companies, these Saddle-Tank engines had to be very versatile, they had to be easy to maintain, they had to be durable and be capable of working in extremally poor conditions where the trackwork and maintenance could leave much to be desired.
Withdrawal of the engines from active service occurred over time. Many examples have survived into preservation as either static displays while others are in operational condition.
==Stock list==
***W.I.P***
Loco Name 	Image	Build date	Works No.	Notes
Fitzwilliam 	 	1923 	1954 	First example to be built.
Airdale 	 	1923 	1440 	
Stella 	 	- 	- 	
Newstead 	 	1929 	1589 	Lost in an unlocated shed but was found by a salvage team, cosmetically restored, removed from the shed and towed by truck to the Nene Valley Railway.
Robert Nelson 	 	1936 	1800 	At the Riverstown Old Corn Mill Railway at Dundalk in Northern Ireland.
Kingsley 	 	1937 	1954 	
Jacks Green 	 	1939 	1953 	
Ring Haw 	 	1940 	1982 	
Clement 	 	1940 	1983 	
Brookes 	 	1941 	2387 	
King George 	 	1942 	2409 	
Beatrice 	 	1945 	2705 	
Thorne No.1 	 	1951 	3714 	
S121 Primrose No 2	 	1952 	3715 	
Alex 	 	1952 	3716 	Scrapped
Arthur 	 	1953 	3782 	
Holly Bank No. 3 	 	1953 	3783 	
Glasshoughton No.4	 	1954 	3855 	
Frank 	 	1958 	3872 	Last example to be built.
==Models==
*Rapido currently offers a model of the Hunslet 16" in 00 scale, before this there was a Centre Models plastic kit.
== External links ==
* Rapido: https://rapidotrains.co.uk/hunslet-16-saddle-tank
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