Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0ST
• UIC	Cn t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)
Minimum curve	180 ft (54.86 m)
Wheelbase	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Length	30 ft 4 in (9.25 m)
Axle load	13 long tons 7 cwt (29,900 lb or 13.6 t)
Loco weight	48 long tons 5 cwt (108,100 lb or 49 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 long tons 5 cwt (5,000 lb or 2.3 t)
Water cap.	1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	16.8 sq ft (1.56 m2)
Boiler	Round top outer firebox, 181 tubes, copper or steel inner firebox
Boiler pressure	170 psi (1.17 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	88 sq ft (8.2 m2)
• Tubes	873 sq ft (81.1 m2)
Superheater	None
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Hunslet Engine Company
Builder	Hunslet Engine Company,; Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. (15),; W. G. Bagnall (52),; Hudswell Clarke (50), Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns (90),; Vulcan Foundry (50)
Build date	1943–1964
Total produced	485

Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST
Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST
	Austerity No. 3698 Repulse at the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Hunslet Engine Company
Builder	Hunslet Engine Company,; Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. (15),; W. G. Bagnall (52),; Hudswell Clarke (50), Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns (90),; Vulcan Foundry (50)
Build date	1943–1964
Total produced	485
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0ST
• UIC	Cn t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)
Minimum curve	180 ft (54.86 m)
Wheelbase	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Length	30 ft 4 in (9.25 m)
Axle load	13 long tons 7 cwt (29,900 lb or 13.6 t)
Loco weight	48 long tons 5 cwt (108,100 lb or 49 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 long tons 5 cwt (5,000 lb or 2.3 t)
Water cap.	1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	16.8 sq ft (1.56 m2)
Boiler	Round top outer firebox, 181 tubes, copper or steel inner firebox
Boiler pressure	170 psi (1.17 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	88 sq ft (8.2 m2)
• Tubes	873 sq ft (81.1 m2)
Superheater	None
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	23,870 lbf (106.18 kN)
Power class
Career
Power class	BR: 4F
Nicknames	Austerity
Retired	1959–1984
Disposition	70 preserved, remainder scrapped

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