Hunslet 0-6-0ST GlendowerGlendower is an 'Austerity' class saddle tank locomotive designed for the Ministry of Supply by R. A. Riddles and built in 1954 by the Hunslet Engine Co in Leeds. The Austerities were a wartime design and many were constructed for the war effort from 1943 by various different builders. Such was their usefulness, construction of the engines continued well into the 1950s. A relative youngster, Glendower is works no 3810 and went new to the National Coal Board for whom she worked at a number of collieries, before being withdrawn in 1973 from Hafodyrynys and purchased for preservation, first in Bristol before arriving at Buckfastleigh in working order in 1978 where her high tractive effort made her a useful addition to the fleet and capable of working heavier trains. A great many Austerities have survived into preservation and a further two, Errol Lonsdale and Sapper, both with distinguished military careers, were at Buckfastleigh until 2009. Glendower is currently out of service.
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