LMS diesel shunter 7052

LMS diesel shunter 7052 was an experimental 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive, introduced by the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1934 and which remained in service with that railway for six years. It was later acquired for military use until 1966.

LMS 7052
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-mechanical
BuilderHunslet Engine Company
Build dateJanuary 1934
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-6-0DM
  UICC
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Wheel diameter3 ft 4 in (1.016 m)
Wheelbase9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Length24 ft 8.5 in (7.53 m)
Width8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Height12 ft 1 in (3.68 m)
Loco weight25.5 long tons (25.9 t)
Fuel capacity100 imp gal (450 L; 120 US gal)
Prime moverMcLaren-Benz 8MDB 8-cyl
TransmissionHunslet Engine Co.
Train heatingNone
Loco brakeAir
Train brakesNone
Performance figures
Maximum speed8 mph (13 km/h)
Power output150 hp (112 kW)
at 1000 rpm
Tractive effortMax: 13,200 lbf (58.7 kN)
Career
Operators
Numbers
  • LMS 7052
  • WD 24
WithdrawnSee text
DispositionScrapped

History

No. 7052 locomotive was an experimental locomotive built by the Hunslet Engine Company at their Leeds works in 1934. It carried an original number of 7402 only within the works and was delivered as LMSR as number 7052. For six years it was used for shunting at Leeds before being loaned to the Air Ministry in 1940.[1] It was loaned to the War Department between 1940 and 1942, which numbered it 24. It was withdrawn from LMS stock in December 1943 and sold for use at RNAD Broughton Moor, near Maryport, for which use it was flameproofed by Hunslet. After withdrawal in 1966, it was sold to a scrap metal company in Long Marston, which used it as a yard shunter for a further three years, after which it was scrapped.[2]

Footnotes

  1. Marsden 1981, pp. Notes.
  2. Strickland 1983, p. 23.

References

  • Marsden, Colin (1981). The diesel shunter: a pictorial record. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0860931080.
  • Strickland, David C. (September 1983). Locomotive Directory: Every Single One There Has Ever Been. Camberley: Diesel and Electric Group. ISBN 978-0-906375-10-5. OCLC 16601890. OL 27959920M. Wikidata Q105978499.
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