Talk:Hunslet Engine Company

Austerities
Where is the section on the Hunslet 'Austerity'? So important during the Second World War and during the post-war industrial age. Plus its impact on railway preservation cannot be discounted. 86.4.212.210 (talk) 17:33, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
 * It seems to have it's own article linked at the bottom
 * Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST —Preceding unsigned comment added by FengRail (talk • contribs) 20:15, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Added a Wikilink to the Austerity page, and also to the List of preserved Austerity locomotives, along with a few words to start explaining their significance. For more detail, readers can follow the links.Hrm3319 (talk) 09:46, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Gallery
I removed part of the gallery - if anyone needs the links to the images they are given below


 * Image:Hunslet 638 Jerry M Dinorwic Slate Quarries 1951.jpg|Jerry M (Hunslet No. 638) at work in the Dinorwic slate quarry, 1951.Now preserved at the Hollycombe Steam Collection


 * Image:BR Class 05 DL26 1.jpg|A typical Hunslet diesel-mechanical shunter from the 1950s


 * Image:Hunslet 6688 at the Rutland Railway 05-09-25 38.jpeg|A typical Hunslet diesel-hydraulic shunter from the 1960s (at the Rutland Railway)


 * Image:Amerton Railway HE3902 05-06-18 62.jpeg|The last steam locomotive built by Hunslet in 1971


 * Image:SnowdonTrain.jpg|Four special Hunslet diesels work on the Snowdon Mountain Railway


 * Image:Light_gauge_locomotive_at_Kirklees.jpg|Hunslet style miniature locomotive Fox at Clayton West station on the Kirklees Light Railway.


 * Image:Tivedshambo 2004-07-18 Bala Lake Railway.jpg|Hunslet Alice running on the Bala Lake Railway

Steam engine manufacture - current
Hello. If anyone can clarify the current sitaution as described in the text - specifically - what if any is the relationship between Mr. Graham Lee and the engineering works situated at Statfold Barn Railway near Tamworth in Staffordshire and the The Hunslet Steam Engine Co.

Also what is the name of the engineering works mentioned. etc.

Is Graham Lee part of the current hunslett engine company?

Thanks for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FengRail (talk • contribs) 20:07, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * My guess is that these are replica locomotives and not built by Hunslet. However, I agree that it is very unclear. Biscuittin (talk) 16:56, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I have dug around and found some more information, which I have added. Independent confirmation would be welcome. Biscuittin (talk) 18:59, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

also
There's a note:

" Two articulated Hunslet Engine 0-4-4-0 locomotives were supplied to the Royal Arsenal..."

Can some point out or link it to the part in the text it's supposed to be connected to - I can't find the note mark. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FengRail (talk • contribs) 20:13, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The notes refer to the table. I have tried to make this clearer. Biscuittin (talk) 16:47, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Suggestion : Split off "List of NG locomotive types" to a new page

 * The "List of narrow gauge locomotive types" section is interesting and comprehensive, but takes up a lot of space, breaks up the narrative flow of the article, and is not matched by similar detail on Standard Guage designs. I suggest splitting it off to a new page, such as List of Hunslet narrow gauge locomotive designs leaving behind a wikilink and a few words of explanation.

Hrm3319 (talk) 09:46, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The last few rows of the table are listing individual locomotives, and not design types. They could be edited, and the duplicated data removed, but if they keep being added then maybe they demonstrate that there is a requirment for another new page List of preserved Hunslet narrow gauge locomotives?


 * We already have List of preserved Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST locomotives so I cannot see a problem with the first one, not sure about the second though as there does not seem to be much information for that article. Keith D (talk) 16:05, 10 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for you comments Keith - in the absence of any dissenting opinions, I have gone ahead and created the first new article I proposed List of Hunslet narrow gauge locomotive designs and moved the table from this page into it.
 * I will wait for more opinions before I do anything about the second page (List of preserved Hunslet narrow gauge locomotives). IMHO there is enough data, not necesarily on this page but on preserved railway pages: a list page would pull it all together. It would also simplify the "preserved" section of this page which is in danger of turning into a list of heritage railways with no explanation of what locos they have there, and therefore has no indication of their relevance. Hrm3319 (talk) 14:34, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Graham Lee
This section removed as part of a clean up
 * Graham Lee, in business with an engineering works situated at Statfold Barn Railway near Tamworth in Staffordshire, constructed in 2005 and 2006 two new Quarry Hunslet locomotives (named Statfold and Jack Lane) similar in appearance to Irish Mail. In January 2007 Jack Lane was offered for sale by the manufacturers for £152,750 (Railway Magazine, February 2007). Graham Lee is chairman of LH Group Services Ltd - which in 2005 bought what remained of the Hunslet Engine Company.

The connection with the company is not totally clear - this page should be an article about Hunslet. It looks like an article on LH Group might be needed - I assume the above is part of the LH group.Mddkpp (talk) 02:16, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Other stuff

 * Amberley working museum

Is a dead link - obviously I can use google an find http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/ Is this relavent as an external link though?

I 'hacked' at the article - the lead section was "wrong" - also (subjectively) too many sections per line of text, also changed section headings according to "Keep it simple" principles. Some meta discussion removed, other retained as "notes". Attempt at a consistent citation style (may need work). As noted above an article on LH Group may be needed - also the relation with "Barclay" over the ~30 years ownership is not clear - more info pleae + cites.

Also moved preservation to bottom to stop it splitting the company history. Probably did some other stuff too changes - didn't actually remove much text.. Mddkpp (talk) 02:26, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

A little more info?
We have "The last industrial steam engine built in Britain was built at Hunslet in 1971 for export to Java." This is accompanied by Note 2, which reads "This engine later returned to Britain and is preserved in working order." Given its historic significance, that note seems very vague. While a Note isn't the right place for acres of text, I do think at least what type of engine it was, who preserved it and where it is now should be mentioned. I don't personally know, so can't do the requisite editing myself. 86.186.54.115 (talk) 02:42, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Scootacar
I can't see anything in the article about the Scootacar, built from 1957 to 1964 by Scootacars.Ltd, a division of the Hunslet Engine Company. Was it built at the Jack Lane premises? 17 September 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.163.89 (talk) 10:36, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 18:29, 29 April 2016 (UTC)