Locomotive names of the United Kingdom beginning with H

Steam locomotives operated in the United Kingdom with names beginning with H.

Name Railroad, # Builder, s/n Build date Whyte type Notes
H.L.I. LMS 6121     4-6-0  
Hackworth GWR     2-4-0  
Hackworth SR 2328     4-6-0  
Haddon Hall GWR 5928     4-6-0  
Hades GWR     0-6-0  
Hagley Hall GWR 4930     4-6-0  
Haig LNER 9650     0-6-0  
Haileybury SR 924     4-4-0  
Hal o' the Wynd LNER 9363     4-4-0  
Hampden GWR 5074     4-6-0  
Hampden LNWR 974 Crewe   4-6-0 Became LMS 5707; wd 4/1935.
Hampton Court GWR 2943     4-6-0  
Hanbury Hall GWR 4931     4-6-0  
Hanham Hall GWR 5929     4-6-0  
Hannibal LNWR 1955   2/1902 4-4-0 Became LMS 5122 but the number was never applied to the locomotive's livery; wd 8/1923.
Hannington Hall GWR 5930     4-6-0  
Harbinger LNWR 1395 Crewe 4416 3/1904 4-4-0 Became LMS 5291; rn 25291; wd 7/1937.
Hardwick Grange GWR 6818     4-6-0  
Hardwicke LNWR 790 Crewe 4/1892 2-4-0

On August 22, 1895, this locomotive pulled a train between Crewe and Carlisle at record speed, completing the 141-mile run in 2 hours and 6 minutes. Became LMS 5031; wd 1/1932; preserved at the National Railway Museum, York.
More information: NRM

Hardy LMS 5675     4-6-0  
Harewood House LNER 2828     4-6-0  
Harlaxton Manor LNER 2836     4-6-0  
Harlech Castle GWR 4095     4-6-0  
Harpy GWR     2-2-2  
Harpy LNWR 1396 Crewe 4513 11/1905 4-4-0 Became LMS 5226; wd 12/1930.
Harrier LNWR 1394   7/1911 4-4-0 Became LMS 5363; wd 1/1936.
Harrington Hall GWR 5982     4-6-0  
Harrow SR 919     4-4-0  
Harrowby LNWR 315 Crewe 4488 7/1905 4-4-0 Became LMS 5212; rn 25212; wd 12/1936.
Hartland Point SR 2039     4-4-2  
Harvester LNER 2573     4-6-2  
Hastings LBSCR 255 Brighton 12/1868 2-2-2 Named in 1871; rn 482 in 10/1881; wd 8/1888.
Hatfield House LNER 2821     4-6-0  
Hatherley Hall GWR 5931     4-6-0  
Hatherton Hall GWR 4932     4-6-0  
Hatton Castle LNER 6850     4-4-0  
Haughton Grange GWR 6874     4-6-0  
Havelock LNWR 184 Crewe 4480 5/1905 4-4-0 Became LMS 5204; wd 9/1931.
Havre SR 86     4-4-0  
Hawk GWR     2-2-2  
Hawk GWR     2-4-0  
Hawk SDR SSG 1859 4-4-0ST Became GWR 2108 in 1876.
Hawke LMS 5652     4-6-0  
Hawkins LMS 5649     4-6-0  
Hawthorn GWR     2-4-0  
Haydon Hall GWR 5932     4-6-0  
Hayling LBSCR 177 Brighton 7/1864 2-4-0 Named in 1872; wd 6/1889.
Hayling LBSCR 175 LBSCR Brighton 1890 0-4-2  
Haystoun of Bucklaw LNER 6389     4-4-0  
Hazel Hall GWR 5901     4-6-0  
Hazeley Grange GWR 6840     4-6-0  
Headbourne Grange GWR 6852     4-6-0  
Hebe GWR     0-6-0  
Hebe SDR SSG 1860 0-6-0ST Boiler exploded November 22, 1873, at Brent; became GWR 2148 in 1876.
Hecate GWR     2-2-2  
Hecate LNWR 688 Crewe 4489 7/1905 4-4-0 Became LMS 5274; wd 10/1935.
Hecate SR 949        
Hecla C&CR     4-4-0ST  
Hecla GWR     2-4-0  
Hecla LNWR 732     2-4-0 Became LMS 5103.
Hector GWR     2-2-2  
Hector LNWR 304 Crewe 6/1892 2-4-0 Became LMS 5035; wd 7/1928.
Hector SDR SSG 1860 4-4-0ST Became GWR 2117 in 1876.
Hecuba GWR     0-6-0  
Hedley GWR     2-4-0  
Hedley GWR     2-4-0T  
Helen MacGregor LNER 9338     4-4-0  
Helmingham Hall LNER 2847     4-6-0  
Helmster Hall GWR 6912     4-6-0  
Helvellyn LNWR 2023 Crewe 4418 4/1904 4-4-0 Became LMS 5187; rn 25187; wd 3/1936.
Hengrave Hall GWR 5970     4-6-0  
Henley Hall GWR 5983     4-6-0  
Henrietta LNWR 814     2-4-0 Became LMS 5083.
Henry Crossfield LNWR 2279   3/1913 4-4-0 Became LMS 5395; rn 25395; wd 2/1937.
Henry Maudslay LNWR 2168   1/1911 4-4-0 Became LMS 5339; rn 25339; wd 4/1937.
Henry Pease LNWR 364 Crewe 10/1894 2-4-0 Became LMS 5048; wd 9/1930.
Henry W. Longfellow LNWR 321 Crewe   4-6-0 Became LMS 5617; wd 1/1935.
Henry Ward LNWR 1583   11/1910 4-4-0 Became LMS 5323; rn 25323; wd 9/1939.
Herald LNWR 911 Crewe 4498 9/1905 4-4-0 Became LMS 5216; rn 25216; wd 2/1936.
Hercules GWR     0-6-0  
Hercules LNWR 1105 Crewe 12/1897 2-4-0 Became LMS 5077; wd 7/1928.
Hercules RH&DR 5 Paxman 1927 4-8-2 Was originally to be named Man of Kent; still in use as of 2009
Hercules SDR Avonside 1872 0-6-0ST Became GWR 2163 in 1876.
Hereford GWR     0-6-0  
Hereward the Wake BR 70037 Crewe 12/1952 4-6-2 Wd 10/1966; scr 2/1968.
Hermione LNWR 2359 Crewe   4-6-0 Became LMS 5609; wd 10/1933.
Hermit LNER 4478     4-6-2  
Hero CR SSG 1860 0-6-0ST Transferred to SDR in 1866; became GWR 2144 in 1876.
Hero GWR     0-6-0  
Hero LNWR 901     2-4-0 Became LMS 5085.
Heron C&CR     4-4-0T  
Heron SDR     4-4-0ST  
Herring Gull LNER 4466     4-6-2  
Hertfordshire LNER 256     4-4-0  
Hesiod GWR     4-4-0ST  
Hesperus GWR     2-2-2  
Hewell Grange GWR 6839     4-6-0  
Hibernia LNWR 1749 Crewe 1/1888 2-4-0 Wd 5/1915.
Hibernia LNWR 2063 NBL   4-6-0 Became LMS 5679; wd 5/1935
Highclere Castle GWR 4096     4-6-0  
Highnam Court GWR 2944     4-6-0  
Highnam Grange GWR 6819     4-6-0  
Hilda L&MM     0-6-0T Became Great Western 359.
Hillingdon Court GWR 2945     4-6-0  
Himalaya LNWR 303 Crewe 4460 1/1905 4-4-0 Became LMS 5305; wd 2/1936.
Himley Hall GWR 4933     4-6-0  
Hinchingbrooke LNER 2834     4-6-0  
Hinderton Hall GWR 5900     4-6-0  
Hindford Grange GWR 6875     4-6-0  
Hindlip Hall GWR 4934     4-6-0  
Hindostan LNWR 1972   7/1903 4-4-0 Rb 3/1921; became LMS 5168.
Hinton Manor GWR 7819     4-6-0  
Hirondelle (1st) GWR     4-2-2  
Hirondelle (2nd) GWR     4-2-2  
Hobbie Elliott LNER 6390     4-4-0  
Hogue LMS 5683     4-6-0  
Holker Hall GWR 6911     4-6-0  
Holkham LNER 2801     4-6-0  
Holland Hibbert LNWR 163 Crewe 6/1913 4-6-0 Became LMS 5904; wd 12/1934.
Holyhead LMS 5514     4-6-0  
Holyhead LNWR 2106   7/1915 4-4-0 Became LMS 5408; rn 25408; wd 5/1937.
Home Guard LMS 5543     4-6-0  
Homer GWR     4-4-0ST  
Honfleur SR 95     4-4-0  
Hong Kong LMS 5611     4-6-0  
Honingham Hall LNER 2810     4-6-0  
Honington Hall GWR 5969     4-6-0  
Honourable Artillery Company LMS 6144     4-6-0  
Hood LMS 5654     4-6-0  
Hood LNWR 1973   7/1903 4-4-0 Rb 9/1921; became LMS 5175.
Hopton Grange GWR 6865     4-6-0  
Horace GWR     4-4-0ST  
Horne LNER 9660     0-6-0  
Hornet GWR     2-4-0T  
Horsley Hall GWR 5956     4-6-0  
Horton Hall GWR 5992     4-6-0  
Hotspur BR 70011 Crewe 5/1951 4-6-2 Wd 12/1967; scr 4/1968.
Hotspur LNWR 2300 NBL   4-6-0 Became LMS 5687; wd 9/1934.
Houghton Hall LNER 2812     4-6-0  
Howard of Effingham LMS 5670     4-6-0  
Howard of Effingham SR 854     4-6-0  
Howe LMS 5644     4-6-0  
Howe LNWR 1974   7/1903 4-4-0 Rb with a superheater in 1921; became LMS 5128 but the number was never applied to the locomotive's livery; wd 3/1928.
Howick Hall GWR 5902     4-6-0  
Huddersfield Town LNER 2853     4-6-0  
Hull City LNER 2860     4-6-0  
Humber GWR     0-6-0  
Humorist LNER 2751     4-6-2  
Humphrey Davy LNWR 945 Crewe 6/1895 2-4-0 Became LMS 5053; wd 12/1930.
Huntingdonshire LNER 322     4-4-0  
Hurricane GWR     0-4-0+6  
Hurricane GWR Hawthorn   2-2-2+6 The driving gear was on a separate frame that pulled the boiler's frame; the boiler rested on its own 6-wheel frame; the boiler was cannibalized for use in Bacchus.
More information: Wikipedia.
Hurricane GWR 5072     4-6-0  
Hurricane RH&DR 8 Paxman 1927 4-6-2 Still in use as of 2009.
Hurst Grange GWR 6851     4-6-0  
Hurstmonceux LBSCR 344   1/1882 2-2-2 Wd 11/1908.
Hurstpierpoint SR 918     4-4-0  
Huskisson LNWR 638 Crewe 4459 12/1904 4-4-0 Became LMS 5196; wd 4/1933.
Hutton Hall GWR 5957     4-6-0  
Hyderabad LMS 5585     4-6-0  
Hydra GWR     2-2-2  
Hydra LNWR 617 Crewe 4491 8/1905 4-4-0 Became LMS 5300; rn 25300; wd 7/1940.
Hyperion LNER 2502     4-6-2  
Hyperion LNWR 1787 Crewe 4549 5/1906 4-4-0 Became LMS 5252; wd 12/1930.