Leeds lost locos

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 5:04 pm

Cardiarms wrote: About 10 years ago I was in Thailand and got the train from Bangkok north. It was modern DMU type affair, the doors slid open to reveal 'Hunslet' proudly stamped on the floor. I bet you felt homesick for all of 10 seconds!

biggee99 · Post by **biggee99** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 8:07 pm

Found this photo of where they made these engines some history here guys

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 8:28 pm

biggee99 wrote: Found this photo of where they made these engines some history here guys Looks like you're having a problem with attachments bigee! I've taken out the multiple posts for you. Any idea what's going wrong?

biggee99 · Post by **biggee99** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 8:31 pm

Yes having problem and i have a nice photo

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 8:34 pm

biggee99 wrote: Yes having problem and i have a nice photo Are you using Explorer or Firefox? Firefox doesn't seem to work at all on here.

biggee99 · Post by **biggee99** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 8:39 pm

I cant understand this i have posted photos before i will look at this and try again sorry for the mest up 3 posts

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 8:43 pm

biggee99 wrote: I cant understand this i have posted photos before i will look at this and try again sorry for the mest up 3 posts Someone else has had a problem too today. If you go back to your original post, there's a little + and paperclip next to the posting time - click on that, it lets you go back and add an attachment rather than having to repeat everything - keep trying, we'll keep the brush and dust-pan handy for any mess-ups!

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 9:20 pm

Hunslet was the engine maker to the world. If you're ever down that way, the Middleton Railway have a fascinating section on all the companies that were involved in the production of engines that reached every continent. Sadly they're all gone now, but if you know where to look, there are many signs of Hunslets glorious industrial past still visible today. I think there was a thread on here about it at one point.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 9:56 pm

The Challenger 33 was originally made in Leeds. Fowler subsequently merged with Marshalls of Gainsborough and production moved there, but the machines were originally built at Fowlers in Hunslet Until they had their own operation at Stanningleyhttp://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messages.aspx ... 074Fowlers were also agents for J I Case of Racine Wisonsin

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 14 Apr, 2009 10:18 pm

raveydavey wrote: Hunslet was the engine maker to the world. If you're ever down that way, the Middleton Railway have a fascinating section on all the companies that were involved in the production of engines that reached every continent. Sadly they're all gone now, but if you know where to look, there are many signs of Hunslets glorious industrial past still visible today. I think there was a thread on here about it at one point. Nearly every loco i saw at Embsay (except diesels) were Hunslet engines.