Private company
Hunslet Engine Company
Logo: fairlightworks, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
English rolling stock manufacturer
The Hunslet Engine Company is a locomotive building company, founded in 1864 in Hunslet, England. It manufactured steam locomotives for over 100 years and currently manufactures diesel shunting locomotives.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1864Founded1
- Industrylocomotive manufacturing, mechanical engineering1
- HeadquartersLeeds1
- Websitewww.hunsletengine.co.uk
- Legal formKompanie1
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The Hunslet Engine Company is a locomotive building company, founded in 1864 in Hunslet, England. It manufactured steam locomotives for over 100 years and currently manufactures diesel shunting locomotives.2
Products and brands
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Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1864Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.hunsletengine.co.uk1
- WikipediaHunslet Engine Company
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ10298933
Sources
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- 2WikipediaHunslet Engine Company on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsHunslet Engine Company logo by fairlightworks, CC BY 2.0
- 4Wikimedia CommonsHunslet Engine Company photo by Phil Sangwell, CC BY 2.0