Hunslet Engine Company

The **Hunslet Engine Company** was founded in 1864 in Hunslet, Leeds, England. The company manufactured steam-powered shunting locomotives for over 100 years, and currently manufactures diesel-engined shunting locomotives.

As of 2012 the company is part of the LH Group, a subsidiary ***The Hunslet Steam Company*** maintains and manufactures build steam locomotives.

## Steam Locomotives

Hunslet produced many steam locomotives, including the Austerity (Removed from this list), for standard gauge and for industrial use, for example:

*British Rail TOPS Number is Given*

* **Amerton Railway** (W/No. 3905 of 2008 [0-4-0])
* **Askern Colliery** (W/No. 3594 of 1950)
* **Astley Green, Ladysmith & Bickershaw collieries** (W/No. 3696 of 1950 [0-6-0])\*
* **Bicester Central Ordnance Depot** (W/No. 3183 of 1944 [0-6-0])\*
* **Bold Colliery** (W/No. 3153 of 1944 [0-6-0])\*
* **Brookes Chemical Co.** (W/No. 2387 of 1943 [0-6-0ST])
* **Cadeby Main Colliery** (W/No. 3890 of 1964 [0-6-0ST])\*
* **East Midlands Ironstone** (W/No. 287 of 1883 [0-4-0])
* **Glasshoughton Colliery** (W/No. 3855 of 1955 [0-6-0])
* **Graig Methyr Colliery** (W/No. 3946 of 1956 [0-6-0])
* **Groby & Charnwood Granite Co Ltd** (W/No. 747 of 1901 [0-4-0ST], W/No. 1191 of 1915 [0-4-0ST])
* **Haig Collery** (W.No. 3698 of 1950 [0-6-0T])\*
* **Kilmersdon Colliery** (W/No. 1684 of 1931 [0-4-0T])
* **Norton Hill Colliery** (W/No. 1684 of 1931 [0-4-0])
* **Ladysmith washery** (W.No. 3698 of 1950 [0-6-0T])
* **Longmoor Military Railway** (W/No. 2890 of 1943 [0-6-0], W/No. 3794 of 1953 [0-6-0], W/No. 3796 of 1953 [0-6-0]\*, W/No. 3883, *98 482* [0-6-0ST]\*)
* **Maesteg washery** (W/No. 2890 of 1943 [0-6-0])
* **Marchwood Military Port** (W/No. 3792 of 1953 [0-6-0])
* **Markham Main Colliery** (W/No. 3782 of 1953 [0-6-0ST])
* **Manchester Ship Canal railway** ( W/No. 686 of 1898, *98 186* [0-6-0ST])
* **Nassington Quarry** (W/No. 1982 of 1940 [0-6-0ST])
* **Netherlands State Railways** (W/No. 3155 of 1944 [0-6-0])
* **Pye Hill Colliery** (W/No. 1493 of 1925 [0-4-0ST])
* **Savile Colliery** (W/No. 3855 of 1955 [0-6-0])
* **Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway** (W/No. 3793 of 1953 [0-6-0])
* **South Kirby Colliery** (W/No. 1954 of 1939 [0-6-0ST])
* **War Department** (W/No. 2857 of 1943 [0-6-0ST], W/No. 3153 of 1944 [0-6-0])

## Diesel Locomotives

The Class 05 and D1/1 locomotives where built by Hunslet to work on the British Railways network.

Hunslet also produced many Diesel locomotives for standard gauge, and narrower gauges, for industrial use, for example: (\* not Standard Gauge)

* **Allerton Bywater Colliery** (W/No. 6684 of 1968, W/No. 7278 of 1974, W/No. 8561 of 1978 [4 wheeled, 2ft])\*
* **Baddesley Colliery** (W/No. 7494 of 1976 [0-6-0DH])
* **Bicester Central Ordnance Depot** (W/No. 3825 of 1954 [0-6-0])
* **Birch Coppice Colliery** (W/No. 7396 of 1974)
* **British American Railway Company** (W/No. 6294 of 1965, *01 573* [0-6-0DH])
* **Castlebridge Colliery** (W/No. 8561 of 1978 [4 wheeled, 2ft])\*
* **Carrington Power Station** (W/No. 6973 of 1969)
* **Celsa Steel Plant (GBRF)** (W/No. TH246V of 1973 [0-6-0DH], W/No. TH378V of 1978 [0-6-0DH])
* **Conoco-Phillips Humber Oil Refinery** (W/No. 6981 of 1968 [0-4-0DM])
* **Courage Brewery** (W/No. 1786 of 1935 [4wDM])
* **Coventry Colliery** (W/No. 6690 of 1967 [0-6-0DH])
* **Ellington Colliery** (W/No. 9227 of 1986)\*
* **Esso, Purfleet** (W/No. 2067 of 1940 [0-4-0DM])
* **Feltham Ordnance Depot** (W/No. 2067 of 1940 [0-4-0DM])
* **Geo Cohen, Sons & Co Ltd** (W/No. 2577of 1942 )
* **George Cohen's Scrapyard (Northam)** (W/No. 4262 of 1952 [0-4-0])
* **Hamble-le-Rice BP Oil Fuel Storage and Distribution Terminal** (W/No. 6950 of 1967 [0-6-0])
* **Newdigate Colliery** (W/No. 6692 of 1967 [0-6-0DH])
* **HMNB Portsmouth** (W/No. 4262 of 1952 [0-4-0])
* **HNRC** (W/No. 7017 [0-6-0DH])
* **Hope Reach Wharf** (W/No. 6685 of 1968 [0-6-0])
* **Hope Construction Materials** (W/No. 773 of 1990, *01 570* [Bo-Bo DH] \*Hunslet-Barclay\*)
* **London, Midland, Scottish Railway** (W/No. 7051 of 1931 [0-6-0DM])
* **Lonsdale Brick & Tile Co.** (W/No. 2577of 1942 )
* **Lydd Gun Ranges** (W/No. 7011 of 1971 [4 wheeled])\*
* **Mersey Docks & Harbour Board** (No. 30 [0-6-0], W/No. 2699 of 1944 [0-6-0DM])
* **Merton Sewage Works** (W/No. 3097 of 1937 [4wDM, 2ft])\*
* **MoD Bishopton** (W/No. 8969 of 1980 [2ft])
* **MoD Long Marston** (W/No. 6616 [0-6-0DH],W/No. 6973 [0-6-0DH], W/No. 7003 [0-6-0], W/No. 7161 [0-4-0DH], W/No. 7279 [0-6-0DH], W/No. 8902 [0-6-0DH])
* **Penlee Quarry** (W/No. 2665 of 1942 [4wD], W/No. 2666 of 1942 [4wD])
* **Ridham Dock** (W/No.4182 of 1953 [4 wheeled])\*
* **Royal Naval Armament Depot, Bedenham**  (W/No. 3130 of 1944 [0-4-0], W/No. 3396 of 1946 [0-4-0], W/No. 9045 of 1980 [0-4-0], W/No. 9046 of 1980 [0-4-0]
* **Royal Naval Armament Depot, Dean Hill** (W/No. 6652 of 1965 [4 wheeled])\*
* **Royal Naval Armament Depot, Trecwn** (W/No. 2389 of 1941 [0-4-0])
* **Seaham Training Centre** (W/No. 651 of 1981 [4wDH, 2 - 3 foot changable])\*
* **Strensall Brick and Tile works** (W/No. 2465 of 1943 [4wDH, 2ft]\*
* **Snibston Colliery** (W/No. 6294 of 1964 [0-6-0DH], W/No. 6683 of 1967 [0-6-0DH])
* **South Western Gas Board** (W/No. 6263 [0-4-0DM])
* **Thakenham Tile Works** (W/No. 2208 of 1941 [4 wheeled], W/No. 3653 of 1946 [4 wheeled])\*
* **Tilmanstone Quarry** (W/No. 4679 of 1955 [153hp 0-4-0])
* **Wheldale Colliery** (W/No. 7276 of 1972, W/No. 7307 of 1973, W/No. 6685 of 1968 [0-6-0])
* **War Department** (W/No. 2067 of 1940 [0-4-0DM], W/No. 2577of 1942 )

## Electric Locomotives

* **Channel Tunnel Construction** (W/No. 9423 of 1990 [4wBE/WE, 2 ft 117⁄16 in]

## Preservation

Hunslets are popular with heritage railways, they include:

* **Amberley Museum Railway** - 5 examples
* **Amerton Railway** - 2 examples
* **Appleby Frodingham Railway** - 1 example
* **Bala Lake Railway** - 8 examples
* **Buckinghamshire Railway Center** - 3 examples
* **Corris Railway** - 1 example
* **Dean Forest Railway** - 2 examples
* **Ffestiniog Railway** - 8 examples
* **Hollycombe Steam Collection** - 1 example
* **Kent and East Sussex Railway** - 2 examples
* **Launceston Steam Railway** - 4 examples
* **Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway** - 2 examples
* **Llanberis Lake Railway** - 4 examples
* **Llangollen Railway** - 1 example
* **Middleton Railway** -7 examples
* **Ribble Steam Railway** - 5 examples (6 including Class 05)
* **Rutland Railway Center** - 1 example
* **South Tynedale Railway** - 2 examples
* **Welsh Highland Railway** - 3 examples
* **Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway** - 3 examples
* **West Lancashire Light Railway** - 2 examples
* **Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway** - 1 example

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