Services

	Aftersales Engineering Consultancy - A consultancy service is provided for advice, investigation, analysis and design. Financial Arrangements - Credit, Leasing, and Hire services are available. Wheelsets - A complete service for all types of locomotive wheelsets is provided. From re-tyre, re-wheel to re-profile, all wheelwork is subject to strict quality audits. Non-destructive testing, magnetic particle inspection, ultrasonic and ultraviolet axle testing form part of customer service. Overseas Representation - HEC sales engineers and agents worldwide are available to support railway operators. Commissioning - Service technicians are available to visit site and help to support customers with their new or refurbished installations. Local Manufacture - Local manufacture of complete locomotives, power and transmission equipment and components to HEC designs inclusive of advice and initial project management by Hunslet personnel at site.
	Field Service and Spare Parts Service and maintenance is continued to the same quality level as our major products. Our dedicated team of service technicians provide rapid response to any engineering breakdown. Operating a 24 hour day emergency call-out service, 364 days a year, our multi-skilled service team are fully conversant with many types of locomotive, covering both diesel and electric powered traction systems.
	Hire, Lease, Outright Purchase Whatever you’re locomotive requirements HEC have a business package to suit all your operational needs. Locomotives are readily available for immediate lease hire or outright purchase. Business packages can be arranged to incorporate full service and maintenance cover for short, medium or long-term hire. Whatever, your immediate requirements you can be guaranteed that all Hunslet locomotives are maintained to the highest standard to provide for maximum operational availability.
	Refurbishment New locomotive manufacture forms only part of the services provided by the company. HEC has the capabilities of constructing, modernising, overhauling or fully refurbishing many types of locomotive. Our extensive experience in carrying out such refurbishment work to very high standards and at competitive costs is attributed to our in-house ‘purpose built’ diesel engine and power train transmission facilities which allow total overhauls to be undertaken under strict quality control conditions. Using modern equipment installed by skilled technicians, retrofit programmes purposely designed to extend the serviceable life of components are offered to our customers, whereby, substantial savings to the user can be made when compared with new build costs. Alternatively, locomotives can be completely refurbished and supplied with new technology ecologically-friendly diesel power units, power-shift transmissions and braking systems controlled via PLC systems for ease of maintenance, reliability and repeatability of functional controls.
	Training Hunslets on-site training programmes help you and your staff, learn more about their job role. Technical update and refresher courses ensure that staff is kept abreast of the latest techniques and advancements in locomotive operation and maintenance. Courses are tailored to suit your individual requirements and carried out either on your site, or at our specialist training facility in Leeds.