The Mighty Little Class 01 Shunter – Small But Legendary! Sometimes the smallest locomotives leave the biggest impressions… and the British Rail Class 01 is the perfect example. Introduced in the 1950s, these tiny diesel-mechanical shunters were designed for one thing: tight, awkward, hard-to-reach yards where bigger engines simply couldn’t go. With their short wheelbase, compact frames, and tough little Gardner engines, the Class 01s quietly kept Britain’s freight network moving behind the scen

The Mighty Little Class 01 Shunter – Small But Legendary! Sometimes the smallest locomotives leave the biggest impressions… and the British Rail Class 01 is the perfect example. Introduced in the 1950s, these tiny diesel-mechanical shunters were designed for one thing: tight, awkward, hard-to-reach yards where bigger engines simply couldn’t go. With their short wheelbase, compact frames, and tough little Gardner engines, the Class 01s quietly kept Britain’s freight network moving behind the scen