Heritage Shunters Trust (HST) is a

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of ''The South Yorkshire Railway Co. Ltd.'' which was founded in 1989.

Overview

HST is a railway preservation society and is the only preservation society that specialises in the preservation of ex-British Railway

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shunter A switcher locomotive (American English), shunter locomotive (British English), station pilot (British English), or shifter locomotive ( Pennsylvania Railroad terminology) is a locomotive used for maneuvering railway vehicles over short distan ...

s in the United Kingdom, although they do have a Class 14 which is a Type 1 locomotive and not a shunter. Most of the locomotives are kept at

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, England, on the site of preserved railway

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but the company is a separate outfit. Galas are usually held twice a year where the collection is put on display and brake van rides are hauled by an assortment from the active fleet. Guided tours of the collection, and the viewing of restoration work being undertaken, are available most weekends for a small charge.

Formation and purpose

The Heritage Shunters Trust (HST) was established in 1989 with the primary objective of preserving and restoring British Railway diesel shunters. These locomotives, once ubiquitous in rail yards and industrial sidings, were facing an uncertain future due to the decline of traditional shunting operations.

Diesel locomotives

HST has the following locomotives. ;Ex-British Rail *

British Rail Class 01 The British Rail Class 01 diesel locomotive is a short wheelbase 0-4-0 diesel-mechanical design intended for use in areas with tight curves and limited clearance. History Four examples were built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. of Kilmarnock (Sco ...

No. D2953 (First diesel loco to be sold by BR into private industry & pioneer 01) * British Rail Class 02 Nos. D2854, D2866. *

British Rail Class 03 The British Rail Class 03 locomotive was, together with the similar , one of British Railways' most successful 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. 230 were built at Doncaster Works, Doncaster and Swindon Works, Swindon works between 1957 and 1962, ...

Nos. 03027, 03037, 03099, 03113, D2139,03180, D2199 *

British Rail Class 04 The British Rail Class 04 is a 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunter, shunting locomotive class, built between 1952 and 1962 and was the basis for the later British Rail Class 03, Class 03 built in the British Railways workshops. History The prototy ...

Nos. D2205, D2229, D2272 ''Alfie'', D2284, D2289 (imported and repatriated from Italy), D2337 ''Dorothy (Includes one of each of the sub-classes of the 04 design)'' *

British Rail Class 05 The British Rail Class 05 is a class of 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters built by Hunslet Engine Company from 1955 to 1961. They were used on the Eastern and Scottish Regions of British Railways. The first two batches were delivered as 11136 ...

No. D2587 *

British Rail Class 06 The British Rail Class 06 is a class of 0-4-0 diesel-mechanical shunters built by Andrew Barclay Sons and Company from 1958 to 1960 for use on the Scottish Region of British Railways. They were originally numbered D2410–D2444 and survivors ...

No. 06003 (The only survivor of this class) * British Rail Class 07 No. 07001 (Pioneer 07) *

British Rail Class 08 The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel–electric shunting locomotives built by British Railways (BR). As the standard BR general-purpose diesel shunter, the class became a familiar sight at major stations and freight yards. Since the ...

No. 08016 from the first batch. *

British Rail Class 09 The British Rail Class 09 is a class of 0-6-0 diesel locomotive designed primarily for shunting and short-distance freight trips along branch lines. The 26 locos are nearly identical to the more numerous Class 08 shunting locomotives but have ...

No. 09001 (Pioneer 09) *

British Rail Class 14 The British Rail Class 14 is a type of small diesel-hydraulic locomotive built in the mid-1960s. Twenty-six of these 0-6-0 locomotives were ordered in January 1963, to be built at British Railways' Swindon Works. The anticipated work for this ...

No. D9525 *

British Rail Class 97/6 The British Rail Class 97/6 0-6-0 diesel shunting locomotives were purpose-built for departmental duties by Ruston & Hornsby at Lincoln in 1953 (97650) or 1959 (97651-654). There are minor technical differences between 97650 and the 1959 bat ...

Nos. 97650, 97654 (Includes pioneer PWM) ;Industrial * John Fowler & Co., ''Bigga'', (built 1947, rebuilt by

Thomas Hill (Rotherham) Ltd Thomas Hill (Rotherham) Limited was a company which repaired and sold steam road vehicles, diesel and electric road vehicles and railway locomotives. It later made its name building and rebuilding diesel locomotives. History The Company was fo ...

in 1960) *

Yorkshire Engine Company The Yorkshire Engine Company (YEC) was a small independent locomotive manufacturer in Sheffield, England. The company was formed in 1865 and produced locomotives and carried out general engineering work until 1965. It mainly built shunting engi ...

, BSC No.2, ''Rotherham'' (Not currently on public display)

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* 1989 establishments in England Organizations established in 1989 Clubs and societies in Derbyshire Heritage railways in Derbyshire {{UK-org-stub

Overview

Formation and purpose

Diesel locomotives

See also

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