Oakworth Tea-Hut

You may have noticed that there has been a hustle and bustle in Oakworth Goods Yard again after all these years, with a new Midland Railway-type hut appearing at the far side of the yard.

‘James’ Ruston & Hornsby Diesel Electric 0-4-0 Shunter

Born in Lincoln for the Stewart & Lloyds steel company Rebuilt for sale and bought for preservation. Saved, refurbished and resold After its life was over in industry, the locomotive was rebuilt for resale but eventually offered to the preservation movement at a knockdown price. Data File Built: 1959 LincolnEngine: Ruston & Hornsby 165h.p. diesel…

D2511 BR/ Hudswell Clarke Diesel Mechanical 0-6-0 Shunter

A short lived class of shunter Evaluated in the 1960s by British Railways, D2511 was quickly sold out of service as being considered unsuitable, as the nature of the national network changed. An ideal diesel shunter for light work D2511 had only a short life in BR service, and following an almost equally short life…