Margaret is a diesel-mechanical locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke in 1956 to a similar design as “Mighty Atom”, although on a larger scale.
1956 English Electric built, Nederland Spoorwagen (NS, Dutch Railways) class 600 number 663.
BICC is a powerful North British Diesel Hydraulic shunter. Delivered new to BICC’s site at Prescot outside Liverpool, the diesel replaced a number of Steam locomotives & began working a…
E79960 was built in Germany in 1958 by Waggon und Maschinenbau for British Railways. Five were ordered from Germany for branch lines where passenger numbers were extremely low.
D2595 is class 05 diesel shunter built for British Railways by Hunslet in Leeds in 1959. This class of locomotive was not a success due to the gearchange mechanism being…
03189 is a close relative of our other BR Class 03 on site, D2148. ‘189s long career on the main line drew to a close when the loco was withdrawn…
This locomotive was built by the Yorkshire Engine Company to works number 2677 in 1960.
D9539 is currently not visible to visitors, being stored in a non-public area, awaiting repairs D9539 is a member of the BR Class 14 and was built at Swindon works…
“Energy” is the new name for loco MSC DH23 – The Sentinel used to work on the Manchester Ship Canal, and was purchased in early 2004, and arrived on site…
This locomotive was built by Thomas Hill at their Vanguard Works, Kilnhurst, Yorkshire in 1966. After a full working life at the Shell refining plant at Stanlow, the oil company…
