Trivia

Here are some interesting trivia about British Shunters.
 * An incredible site was seen on the BR Main Line, nine 0-4-0DH Sentinels where seen around the Mirfield area on the 25th of July 1963.
 * The larges group of shunters was the Class 08 shunter at a total of 996.
 * The last steam locomotive for 'home-use' was Austerity number 3890 in 1964, until 60163 'Tornado' was built in 2008.
 * The Class 08 and Class 09 gained the nickname Gronk during there service.
 * LNER K1 class number 62005 was used as a steam boiler at ICI Chemicals at North Tees in December 1967 for 6 weeks
 * LNWR 0-4-0ST numbers 1445 and 1446 where semi- perminoutly coupled together in 1965, the predisesers of the class 13...
 * The 0-6-0 wheel arrangement has the name 'Bourbonnais'.
 * British Railways didn't withdraw its final shunting horse untill febuary 1967. Names Charlie, it worked at Newmarket, shunting horseboxes.