what is it?
The Hunslet DH60C is a shunter developed by Hunslet Engine Company. It has a robust modern design and is intended for heavy shunting and short industrial trips.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- 354 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 9.9 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
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- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Hunslet Engine Company
- top speed
- 20 km/h
- power
- 354 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 9.9 m
- weight
- 60 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5943766, Wikipedia: Hunslet DH60C (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.