These four diesel-hydraulic shunters were built by the Hunslet Engine Company for use on the Ministry of Defence's Lydd Ranges in Kent replacing earlier Ruston & Hornsby locomotives [1]. The ranges had an extensive railway network (610mm gauge) and these locomotives were used to transport personnel and equipment.
| Information |
| Number built: |
4 |
| Built: |
1971 (rebuilds 1988) |
| Builder: |
Hunslet Engine Company, rebuilds Andrew Barclay |
| Motor: |
Diesel |
| Power: |
40 hp (30 kW) |
| Wheel arrangement: |
4wDH |
Several of the locomotives were rebuilt by Andrew Barclay in 1988 (HE 7010 as HAB 6941 and HE 7012 as HAB 6014). They were withdrawn from use at Lydd in 2007. All four were sold into preservation at the Old Kiln Light Railway in Farnham, one was subsequently sold to the Statfold Barn Railway near Tamworth.
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| Hunslet 7010 rb Andrew Barclay 6941 |
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| Hunslet 7010 is at the Statfold Barn Light Railway where it carries the number 35 |
[1] Ian Dean, Andrew Neale and David Smith, Industrial Railways of the South-East (Middleton Press, 1984) Fig. 88
