HUNSLET 16in 0-6-0ST Newstead (1589/1929) is progressing well towards its first steaming in many years, since being rediscovered in 2016.
The locomotive is the oldest survivor of the Hunslet 16in class, one of the standard range of 0-6-0STs built by Hunslet Engine Company, which were the precursors of theWD ‘Austerity’0-6-0ST.
The engine is having a very thorough overhaul to make it as reliable as possible. Since 2017 the frames have been painted in a shade of purple brown, lined in vermillion, the livery it is believed to have carried when bought new by the South Kirkby, Featherstone and Hemsworth colliery. The bodywork will be turned out in NCB maroon livery, lined in yellow.