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

diesel Diesel may refer to: * Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression * Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines * Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...

shunter A switcher, shunter, yard pilot, switch engine, yard goat, or shifter is a small Rail transport, railroad locomotive used for manoeuvring railroad cars inside a rail yard in a process known as Shunt (railway operations), ''switching'' (US) or ...

s in the

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

Rowsley Rowsley () is a village on the A6 road in the English county of Derbyshire. The population as at the 2011 census was 507. It is at the point where the River Wye flows into the River Derwent and prospered from mills on both. The border of the ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

, England, on the site of preserved railway

Peak Rail Peak Rail is a preserved railway in Derbyshire, England, which operates a steam and heritage diesel service for tourists and visitors to both the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales. The preserved railway line is over 3½ miles (5.6 km) in ...

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.

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 ( ...

No. D2953 (First diesel loco to be sold by BR into private industry & pioneer 01) *

British Rail Class 02 The British Rail Class 02 are a class of twenty 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic Switcher, shunting locomotives built by the Yorkshire Engine Company in 1960 (first ten, D2850-D2859) and 1961 (D2860-D2869) for service in areas of restricted loading gauge ...

Nos. D2854, D2866. *

British Rail Class 03 The British Rail Class 03 locomotive was, together with the similar Class 04, one of British Railways' most successful 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. 230 were built at Doncaster and Swindon works between 1957 and 1962, and were numbered ...

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

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

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 locomotive, diesel-mechanical Switcher, shunters built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co., Andrew Barclay Sons and Company from 1958 to 1960 for use on the Scottish Region of British Railways. They ...

No. 06003 (The only survivor of this class) *

British Rail Class 07 The British Rail Class 07 diesel locomotive is an off-centre cab 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunter type built by Ruston & Hornsby in 1962 for the Southern Region of British Railways. The 14 members of the class were primarily used at Southampton ...

No. 07001 (Pioneer 07) *

British Rail Class 08 The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotive 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 their ...

No. 08016 from the first batch. * British Rail Class 09 No. 09001 (Pioneer 09) * British Rail Class 14 Nos. D9525 * British Rail Class 97/6 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

Diesel locomotives

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