Hunslet 8975 is typical of the kind of narrow gauge diesel shunters which were built for colliery use by the Hunslet Engine Company in the late 1970s. The diesel-hydraulic locomotive worked at the 762mm gauge surface stockyard at Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows and was withdrawn in 1993 with the closure of the colliery.
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| 8675 at the Statfold Barn Railway |
| Information |
| Number built: |
1 |
| Built: |
1979 |
| Builder: |
Hunslet Engine Company |
| Motor: |
Perkins 4-cyl diesel |
| Power: |
52 hp / 39 kW |
| Wheel arrangement: |
4wDH |
The locomotive was preserved at the Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green and has helped with the building of a line at the museum, and now hauls passenger trains. During preservation it has been converted to 610mm gauge at the Statfold Barn Railway.
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| The locomotive carries the name Newton |
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| Another view of 8975 |
