Laura Colliery (War Department) 0-6-0ST No. 8811 (75024, Laura 12, LV13)
Rotterdam, Netherlands 		Location: Stoom Stichting Nederland
Status: Operational
Posted: Jul 27, 2019 @ 13:07:28 by Phil Horton
Wikipedia page for Hunslet Saddle tanks states:

'Sold directly from WD to Laura colliery, Eygelshoven (NL) in 1945, numbered 'Laura 12' (later LV 12). Out of use 1967. Then the boiler of LV 13, before 1962 known as 'Julia IV' (ex NS 8811, ex WD 75080), was placed on the frame of LV 12 (ex WD 75024).

The colliery numbered its locomotives after their boilers and not after the frame numbers (as practiced by WD and most railway companies) so this means the loco became LV 13 after its boiler. Went out of service after colliery closed in 1974. Was still under steam in 1975 when cleaning up the remains of the colliery, giving this locomotive the status of last operational steam engine in The Netherlands. Stored in the former locomotive shed until discovery in 1981. Operates today with a new boiler (RAW Görlitz 20/1995) on the LV 12 frame (WD 75024). NS numbering follows the frame. So this never was a NS engine. The NS-number 8811 is fictional but fun.'

Posted: Jan 30, 2015 @ 15:01:11 by Steve Frost
This is one of the many survivors of the Second World War saddle tank locos built to a Hunslet Engine Co. design, known as the 18 inch, from the diameter of the cylinders.

Ordered by the war time Ministry of Supply, they were built by many different UK manufacturers to the standard design, hence this example was built by Hudswell Clarke. The locos were operated in the UK, across Europe and in North Africa by the British Army. Many remained in use in the post war countries, although many returned, some remaining with the Army in Post War Britain, whilst others were sold. The London and North Eastern Railway bought a batch which they classified J94, a name that has stuck with some enthusiasts.

Others were sold into industrial service, particularly the coal mining industry where it became a common loco to be found at coal mines across the UK. Production of the design continued right up to 1964, with the Coal Board being a major customer. Hunslet even rebuilt some of them and allocated new works numbers.

Posted: Jan 24, 2015 @ 01:01:03 by Mike Haddon
This loco is an 0-6-0ST built for the British Military and originally numbered WD 75080 (War Department)