Welcome to the Heritage Shunters Trust

Welcome to The Heritage Shunter Trust (HST) located in the Peak District National Park at Rowsley near Matlock, Derbyshire. We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with the core aim of collecting, restoring, and conserving ex-British Railways diesel shunting locomotives to portray the diverse range of designs utilised by BR after the transition from steam to diesel. The collection is unique as it is the largest and most comprehensive in the country, with many of our engines being rescued from UK and overseas industrial use and restored to their former glory.

Most of our collection is housed in two purpose built buildings which serve as display and working areas. We aim to hold Gala days every year (see Gala Information tab for more details) and this provides the opportunity to enjoy our restored working locos topping and tailing brakevan rides up and down our line, together with opportunities to photograph our collection of over 20 diesel shunters!

Ever thought of getting involved in restoration work on locos? Get in contact with us or come along and find out how you can help. You could make a real difference and become part of a team restoring, maintaining, and of course driving our much admired collection of shunters. A whole range of jobs are available to do, be it painting, fitting, machining parts, guiding visitors around, and a host of others including the most important - taking your turn to mash the tea!! You won't be thrown in the deep end, we provide guidance and training to help everyone learn new skills.

HST working members are usually at Rowsley on Saturdays and Sundays between 10am and 3pm. If you wish to visit on a non-Gala day then it's best to get in contact three to four days in advance to check that we'll be there. For a minimum donation of £5 we'll even give you a guided tour of our collection! E-mail Gary Hibbs: d2139@hotmail.co.uk or John Wade: syr_03099@yahoo.co.uk

We'd value your support - so why not consider becoming a member of the Heritage Shunters Trust? Not only do you get our Coupling Rods magazine, but your subscription will go directly towards helping to restore and maintain the collection. A membership form is downloadable from the Membership tab.

Thanks for visiting our website and we hope to see you at Rowsley soon!

Support the Heritage Shunters Trust

To make it easier to support the Heritage Shunters Trust and the restoration work that we do, we have added a Paypal 'Donate' Button below.

All donations go towards our collection of ex-BR shunters. Shunters may be small, but they cost a lot to restore and maintain. If you are able to support us with a donation then please just click on the button below and add the appropriate amount you wish to donate in the next window.

Many thanks for your support which is really appreciated.