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Hunslet Engine Company blue plaque

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Hunslet Engine Company blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: The Hunslet Engine Company Was the longest-lived firm in this dynamic area, building over one-third of the 19,000 locomotives produced in Leeds for passenger and freight trains, factories, docks, mines, tunnelling and plantations throughout the world. 1864-1995 Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
The Hunslet Engine Company, operational from 1864 to 1995, was a leading manufacturer in Leeds, producing over one-third of the locomotives built there, essential for global transportation and industrial development.

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