The Eurotunnel Class 0031 0-4-0

0-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven...

 diesel locomotive

Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...

s were built by the Hunslet Engine Company

Hunslet Engine Company

The Hunslet Engine Company is a British locomotive-building company founded in 1864 at Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England by John Towlerton Leather, a civil engineering contractor, who appointed James Campbell as his Works Manager.In 1871, James Campbell bought the company for...

 between 1989 and 1990. They were built as 900 mm gauge, but were rebuilt to standard 4 foot 8½ inch gauge (1435 mm metric) by Schöma

Schöma

Schöma is a company based in Diepholz, Germany, specialising in the construction of small diesel railway engines.-External links:*...

  in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 between 1993 and 1994.

Twelve locomotives were built, numbered 0031-0042. They carry a yellow livery and are used by Eurotunnel

Eurotunnel

Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. The Company operates the car shuttle services and earns revenue on other trains passing through the tunnel...

 for shunting duties at Cheriton

Cheriton, Kent

Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone in Kent that is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel. It is the location of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.- History :...

 and Coquelles

Coquelles

Coquelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department near Calais in northern France.It is known informally as the town of the Channel Tunnel. The town comprises a shopping centre, hotels and farm in vieille Coquelles , part of the L'Européene autoroute and the Channel Tunnel terminal.The...

depots.

Names

All the locomotives are named:

• 0031 Frances
• 0032 Elisabeth
• 0033 Silke
• 0034 Amanda
• 0035 Mary
• 0036 Lawrence
• 0037 Lydie
• 0038 Jenny
• 0039 Pacita
• 0040 Jill
• 0041 Kim
• 0042 Nicole