Hunslet Engine Company Supplies Shunter To Hitachi Ashford

Hunslet Engine Company have supplied a fully refurbished "Sentinel" shunting locomotive to Hitachi Europe Limited for operation at their new high-tech depot in Ashford, Kent.
The locomotive has been purchased primarily to move Class 395 Javelins around the Ashford site, although it is anticipated that other types of rolling stock will be introduced from time to time.

The 1962 37 Ton 0-4-0 "Sentinel" locomotive build No: 10089 was fully stripped at Hunslet's parent company L H Group Services Limited in Staffordshire, before undergoing a complete refurbishment programme.
A new control system incorporating a state of the art PLC system has been installed to give the locomotive a more modern feel of equipment produced for the 21st century.