Austerity

The Hunslet Engine Company Austerity 0-6-0ST is a steam locomotive designed for shunting. The class became the standard British shunting locomotive during the Second World War, and production continued until 1964 at various locomotive manufacturers.

The last steam locomotive for 'home-use' was Austerity number 3890, untill 60163 'Tornado' was built in 2008.

Working Life
The Austerity where used by many operators including British Railways, the National Coal Board and the War Department. Users include:

NOTE: All served in ether the War Department and/or the National Coal Board.
 * Army Railway Organisation, Shoeburyness (W/No. 3791 of 1953undefined, W/No. 3792 of 1953undefined, 5062 of 1962undefined)
 * Astley Green, Ladysmith & Bickershaw collieries (W/No. 3696 of 1950 [0-6-0])
 * Bicester Central Ordnance Depot (W/No. 3183 of 1944 [0-6-0])
 * Bold Colliery (W/No. 3153 of 1944 [0-6-0])
 * British Rail (W/No. 3883, 98 482 [0-6-0ST])
 * Central Ordnance Depot, Bicester (W/No. 3168 of 1944undefined, W/No. 3791 of 1953undefined, W/No. 3794 of 1953undefined, W/No. 3798 of 1953undefined)
 * General Stores Sub-Depot, Steventon (W/No. 3798 of 1953undefined)
 * HQ Engineer Resources, Long Marston (W/No. 3791 of 1953undefined, W/No. 3792 of 1953undefined, W/No. 3798 of 1953undefined, W/No. 7086 of 1943undefined)
 * Immingham Docks (W/No. 2215 of 1947 [as LNER 8077]undefined)
 * Longmoor Military Railway (W/No.1782 of 1945undefined, W/No. 2890 of 1943undefined, W/No. 3791 of 1953undefined, W/No. 3792 of 1953undefined, W/No. 3794 of 1953undefined, W/No. 3796 of 1953undefined, W/No. 5272 of 1942undefined)
 * Marchwood Military Port (W/No. 3792 of 1953undefined)
 * Melbourne Military Railway (W/No. 5062 of 1943undefined)
 * Ministry of Fuel and Power (W/No. 5062 of 1943undefined)
 * Ministry of Supply (W/No. 2704 of 1945undefined, W/No. 2705 of 1945undefined)
 * North Gawber Colliery (W/No. 3212 of 1945undefined, W/No. 3788 of 1953undefined)
 * Netherlands State Railways (3155 of 1944undefined)
 * Royal Corps of Transport Institution (W/No. 3792 of 1953undefined)
 * Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway (W/No. 3793 of 1953undefined)
 * Stewarts and Lloyds Ironstone Co. (W/No. 3850 of 1958undefined)
 * United Steel Co. (W/No. 3844undefined)

Preservation
There are 70 Preserved examples, they are at locations including:
 * Appleby Frodingham Railway (W/No. 3844 of 1956)
 * Avon Valley Railway (W/No. 2183 of 1943 and W/No. 3163 of 1944)
 * Bressington Steam Museum(W/No. 3890 of 1964)
 * Cefn Coed Colliery Museum (W/No. 2758 of 1944)
 * Churnet Valley Railway (W/No. 3777 of 1952)
 * Colne Valley Railway (W/No. 3790 of 1953 and 3800 of 1953)
 * Dean Forest Railway (W/No. 3806 of 1953, W/No. 3823 of 1954, W/No. 3889 of 1964 and W/No. 7139 of 1944)
 * East Lancashire Railway (W/No. 2857 of 1943)
 * Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (W/No. 3168 of 1943, W/No. 3776 of 1952, W/No. 3785 of 1953, W/No. 3788 of 1953 and W/No. 7086 of 1943)
 * Foxfield Railway (W/No. 3694 of 1950 and W/No. 3839 of 1956)
 * Garw Valley Railway (W/No. 3840 of 1956)
 * Great Central Railway (W/No. 1752 of 1943 and W/No. 3807 of 1953)
 * Gwili Railway (W/No. 3829 of 1955, W/No. 5272 of 1945 and W/No. 7170 of 1944)
 * Horwich Works (W/No. 1776 of 1944)
 * Isle of Wight Steam Railway (W/No. 3792 of 1953, W/No. 3798 of 1953 and W/No. 3850 of 1958)
 * Keighly and Worth Valley Railway (W/No. 1782 of 1945)
 * Kent and East Sussex Railway (W/No. 3791 of 1953 and W/No. 3797 of 1953)
 * Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (W/No. 3698 of 1950)
 * Mid Hants Railway (W/No. 3781 of 1952)
 * Peak Rail (W/No. 2868 of 1944 and W/No. 7136 of 1944)
 * Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway (W/No. 7169 of 1944)
 * Ribble Steam Railway (W/No. 3155 of 1944, W/No. 3696 of 1950, W/No. 3793 of 1953, W/No. 3794 of 1953 and W/No. 3882 of 1942)
 * South Devon Railway (W/No. 3810 of 1954)
 * Spa Valley Railway (W/No. 2215 of 1947 and W/No. 5309 of 1945)
 * Scottish Railway Preservation Society (W/No. 2777 of 1945, W/No. 2880 of 1943, W/No. 3818 of 1954 and W/No. 3837 of 1955)
 * Stainmore Railway (W/No. 3825 of 1955)
 * Stoom Stichting Nederland (W/No. 2873 of 1943)
 * Stoomcentrum Maldegem (W/No. 3796 of 1953)
 * Strathspey Railway (W/No. 2864 of 1943, W/No. 3686 of 1949 and W/No. 7097 of 1943)
 * Tanfield Railway (W/No. 2779 of 1945 and W/No. 5062 of 1943)
 * Tyseley Locomotive Works (W/No. 7289 of 19450
 * Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (W/No. 3165 of 1944)