Rapido Trains UK 903016 16” Hunslet ""John Shaw"", NCB South Kirkby Colliery lined

Name: Rapido Trains UK 903016 16” Hunslet ""John Shaw"", NCB South Kirkby Colliery lined
Brand: Rapido Trains UK

Rapido Trains UK

Rails of Sheffield\n--Learn more about us \n--Shipping \n--Returns \n--Feedback \n--Contact Us \n--Payment Methods\nRapido Trains UK 903016 903016 16\u201D Hunslet \""John Shaw\"", NCB South Kirkby Colliery lined green, No. 2375 - Steam Tank Locomotive\n\nRapido Trains UK is to produce a second run of its popular \u2018OO\u2019 gauge Hunslet 16in 0-6-0ST.\n\nThe 16in 0-6-0ST was the largest of a range of \u2018standard\u2019 locomotives offered by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds. Customers could buy similar looking locomotives with 12, 14 and 15in diameter cylinders. They were designed for industry where owners were looking for a locomotive that was economical, simple to operate and easy to maintain. Customers could choose extra embellishments.\n\nPrototype Factfile Built: 1923-1958 (44 built) How long did they last? Hunslet 16in 0-6-0STs were still in revenue-earning service well into the 1970s. Where did they work? Mines, collieries and quarries throughout Yorkshire and the Midlad