List of preserved Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST locomotives facts for kids

On the Chasewater Railway

Imagine a tough, reliable steam train that helped win a war! That's what the Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST class locomotives were. These powerful little engines were built during World War II to move important supplies. People often call them "Buckets" because they were so sturdy and hardworking.

Even though the Hunslet Engine Company designed them, many other companies helped build these trains. This was because so many were needed quickly for the war effort. Companies like Andrew Barclay Sons & Co., W. G. Bagnall, and Hudswell Clarke all pitched in.

Out of 484 'Austerities' built, about 70 of them are still around today! Many are now lovingly cared for on heritage railways. Some have even been painted to look like other famous trains, like the LNER Class J94s. One was even made to look like Thomas the Tank Engine, and another like Douglas from The Railway Series books!

A group called the Scottish Railway Preservation Society has created the Austerity Locomotive Owners Association (A.L.O.A.). This group helps owners of these special trains share tips and support each other.

Meet the Preserved 'Austerity' Locomotives

These are some of the Hunslet 'Austerity' locomotives that have been saved and are now enjoyed by people of all ages. Each one has its own story!

Year Built	Builder	Works Number	Original User	Current Name or Number	Current Location	Status	Livery	Notes and Images
1943	Hudswell Clarke	1752	War Department 75091	68067 Robert			BR black	This engine was named Robert in 1978. It was part of a big train parade called Rocket 150 in 1980.
1945	Barclay	2183	War Department 71529	Wemyss Private Railway 15 Earl David	Vale of Berkeley Railway	Undergoing overhaul	WPR lined brown	This locomotive was named Earl David in 2009.
1943	Hunslet	2855	War Department 75006	75006			Maroon
1943	Hunslet	2857	War Department 75008	75008 Swiftsure			Longmoor Military Railway Prussian blue
1943	Hunslet	2864	War Department 75015	48	Aln Valley Railway	Stored
1943	RSH	7098	Ministry of Fuel & Power	49	Tanfield Railway	Operational	Lined green
1943	Hunslet	2880	War Department 75031	17	SRPS at Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway			This train was bought by the National Coal Board (NCB) in 1961. It worked at Polkemmet Colliery.
1943	Hunslet	2890 3882 (rebuilt)	War Department 75041	10 Douglas	East Lancashire Railway	Rebuilt as tender loco. Returned to service in Sept 2017	NWR black	This engine was changed into a tender engine to look like Douglas from the Thomas the Tank Engine books.
1943	RSH	7086	War Department 75050	69 Norman	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway		NCB black
1943	RSH	7097	War Department 75061	9 Cairngorm	Strathspey Railway
1943	Hunslet	2873	War Department 75024	NS 8811	Stoom Stichting Nederland, Rotterdam, Netherlands			This locomotive was sold to a colliery in the Netherlands in 1945. It was the last steam engine working in the Netherlands in 1975.
1944	W.G.Bagnall	2749	War Department 75161	6	Caledonian Railway (Brechin)
1944	W.G.Bagnall	2746	War Department 75158		Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
1944	W.G.Bagnall	2758	War Department 75170		Cefn Coed Colliery Museum, Crynant	Static display
1944	Hudswell Clarke	1776	War Department 71499	Harry	Horwich, Lancashire			This engine is currently being repaired.
1944	Hunslet	3155	War Department 75105	Walkden	Ribble Steam Railway	Stored awaiting overhaul	WD green	This train was sold to the Dutch railways after the war.
1944	Hunslet	3163	War Department 75113	WD 132 Sapper	Kent and East Sussex Railway	Operational	WD green	This locomotive was refurbished between 2010 and 2011.
1944	Hunslet	3165	War Department 75115	NS 8826	Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij, Limburg, Netherlands	Stored awaiting overhaul		This engine was sold to the Dutch railways after the war.
1944	Hunslet	3168	War Department 75118	Wheldale	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway	Under overhaul	Lined maroon
1944	Hunslet	3180	War Department 75130	Antwerp	Private site, Sellindge	Stored awaiting overhaul	Red
1944	Hunslet	3193	War Department 75142	Norfolk Regiment	Northampton & Lamport Railway	Operational	Black	This train was bought by Northampton Steam Railway Limited in January 2023.
1944	RSH	7136	War Department 75186	68013 Royal Pioneer	Peak Rail	Under overhaul
1944	RSH	7139	War Department 75189	WD 152 Rennes	Dean Forest Railway	Operational	Longmoor Military Railway Prussian blue	This engine was sold to the National Coal Board after the war.
1944	RSH	7169	War Department 71515	71515	Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway	Out of service	Indian red	This train was changed to look like a J94 locomotive.
1944	RSH	7170	War Department 71516	Welsh Guardsman	Severn Valley Railway	Operational	Lined black
1944	Hunslet	2868 (rebuilt as 3883 of 1963)	War Department 75019	68012 Lord Phil	Epping Ongar Railway	Operational	Lined green
1945	Hudswell Clarke	1782	War Department 71505	LMR 118 Brussels	Keighley and Worth Valley Railway	Stored	Longmoor Military Railway Prussian blue	This engine was saved from the Longmoor Military Railway.
1945	W.G.Bagnall	2777	War Department 75254	Alloa Area No. 7	SRPS at Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway	Operational		This train was sold to the National Coal Board in 1963.
1945	W.G.Bagnall	2779	War Department 75256	No 2779 Gamma	Tanfield Railway	Stored	Black lined red	This locomotive worked at many different collieries.
1945	Hunslet	3207	WD 157 Constantine			Scrapped 1968		This was one of two 'Austerities' used in a movie called The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery.
1945	Vulcan Foundry	5272	War Department 75282	Haulwen	Gwili Railway	Under overhaul	Lined green	This engine was rebuilt in 1961.
1945	Vulcan Foundry	5309	War Department 75319	68072	Peak Rail			This train was sold to the National Coal Board after World War II.
1945	RSH	7289	War Department 71480	Fred	Tyseley Locomotive Works (at 2003)	Stored		This engine was preserved in 1969. It has a special firebox design.
1946	Barclay	2212	War Department 71463	68078	Private site, Sellindge	Under overhaul	BR black
1947	Barclay	2215	War Department 71466	68077	Spa Valley Railway	Stalled overhaul. In store.	Unknown	This engine was preserved in 1971.
1948	Hunslet	3686	National Coal Board	60	Aln Valley Railway	Operational	NCB black	This train was built for the National Coal Board. Its cab was cut down to fit in smaller spaces.
1950	Hunslet	3694	National Coal Board	Whiston	Foxfield Railway	Under overhaul as at August 2022 (fourth with current owner since March 1983)	Lined green NCB
1950	Hunslet	3696	National Coal Board	Respite	Ribble Steam Railway	Stored
1950	Hunslet	3698	National Coal Board	Repulse	Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway	Operational
1952	Hunslet	3770	National Coal Board	Norma	Cambrian Heritage Railways	Overhaul started; stopped for lack of funds	Rust
1952	Hunslet	3776	National Coal Board	8 Warspite	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
1952	Hunslet	3777	National Coal Board	68030	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Under Overhaul	BR black	As of July 2023, this locomotive is based at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
1952	Hunslet	3781	National Coal Board	1 "Thomas"	Mid Hants Railway	Operational	NWR blue	This engine was changed in 1994 to look like Thomas the Tank Engine!
1953	Hunslet	3785	National Coal Board	69	North Tyneside Steam Railway	Static exhibit, awaiting overhaul
1953	Hunslet	3788	National Coal Board	Monckton No.1	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway	Stored
1953	Hunslet	3790	War Department 190	190	Colne Valley Railway	Operational	Army olive green
1953	Hunslet	3791	War Department 191 Black Knight	23 Holman F Stephens	Kent & East Sussex Railway	Stored	Lined olive green	This engine arrived at the K&ESR in 1972.
1953	Hunslet	3792	War Department 192 Waggoner	WD 92 Waggoner	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	Operational	Longmoor Military Railway Prussian blue	This train moved to the Isle of Wight in 2005.
1953	Hunslet	3793	War Department 193	Shropshire	Ribble Steam Railway	Under overhaul		It was named at the Severn Valley Railway in 1977.
1953	Hunslet	3794	War Department 194	10 Cumbria	Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway	Operational	Furness Railway Indian Red	This engine is owned by the Furness Railway Trust.
1953	Hunslet	3796	War Department 196 Errol Lonsdale	68011 Errol Lonsdale	Stoomcentrum Maldegem	Operational	Black, After restoration WD green (2016)	This engine was also used in the movie The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery.
1953	Hunslet	3797	War Department 197 Sapper	25 Northiam	Kent & East Sussex Railway	Operational. Returned to service 2018	Blue	It arrived at the K&ESR in September 1977.
1953	Hunslet	3798	War Department 198 Royal Engineer	WD 198 Royal Engineer	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	Operational	WD green	This engine moved to the Isle of Wight in 1991.
1953	Hunslet	3800	War Department 200	200	Colne Valley Railway	Under overhaul		It arrived at the Colne Valley Railway in June 2014.
1953	Hunslet	3806	National Coal Board	Wilbert	Dean Forest Railway	Withdrawn for major repairs in 2016		This train was named by the famous Rev W Awdry in 1987.
1953	Hunslet	3809	National Coal Board		Great Central Railway	Under overhaul
1954	Hunslet	3810	National Coal Board	Glendower	South Devon Railway	Stored
1954	Hunslet	3818	National Coal Board	East Fife Area No. 19	SRPS at Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway	Operational	Green
1954	Hunslet	3823	National Coal Board	Warrior	Dean Forest Railway	Under overhaul
1955	Hunslet	3825	National Coal Board	"LNER 8009"	Stainmore Railway Company at Kirkby Stephen East	Under overhaul	Black	This train was delivered to a colliery in 1954.
1955	Hunslet	3829	National Coal Board		Gwili Railway	Stored
1955	Hunslet	3837	National Coal Board	5	SRPS at Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway	Dismantled		This engine worked at Michael and Comrie Collieries in Scotland.
1956	Hunslet	3839	National Coal Board	Wimblebury	Avon Valley Railway	Operational, Returned to traffic in 2017	Unlined blue with NCB lettering
1956	Hunslet	3840	National Coal Board	Pamela	Garw Valley Railway	Stored		This engine used to work in the Llynvi Valley.
1956	Hunslet	3844	NCB	United Steel Company No.22	Appleby Frodingham Railway	Operational	Lined maroon	This train is on loan from the Appleby Frodingham Railway.
1958	Hunslet	3850	Ironstone Quarry Railways	Juno	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	Stored	Green	This engine was moved to the Isle of Wight in 2009. It has also been on display at the National Railway Museum.
1962	Hunslet	3851	NCB	Cadley Hill No 1	Snibston Discovery Park	Stored	Green	This engine is stored at Snibston Discovery Park.
1962	Hunslet	3882	NCB	This was a rebuilding of engine 2890.
1964	Hunslet	3889	NCB	65	Dean Forest Railway	Under overhaul	NCB yellow	This engine moved to the Dean Forest Railway in 2015.
1964	Hunslet	3890	NCB	66	Buckinghamshire Railway Centre	In service	Green	This was the very last Hunslet Austerity built in 1964.

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