LMS diesel shunter 7054

LMS diesel shunter 7054 was initially allocated the number 7404 but this number was never carried. It was supplied by the Hunslet Engine Company in 1934. Testing started in October 1934 and it was taken into LMS stock in November 1934.

LMS 7054
Type and origin Power type Diesel-mechanical Builder Hunslet Engine Company Build date 1934 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0DM  • UIC C Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Wheel diameter 3 ft 4 in (1.016 m) Wheelbase 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) Length 25 ft 0 ^3⁄4 in (7.64 m) Width 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) Height 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) Loco weight 30.5 long tons (31.0 t) Fuel capacity 100 imp gal (450 l; 120 US gal) Prime mover (1) Davey Paxman 6VZS 6-cyl (2) Rolls-Royce C6NFL Transmission Hunslet Engine Co. Train heating None Loco brake Air Train brakes None
Performance figures Maximum speed 13 mph (21 km/h) Power output (1) 180 hp (134 kW) at 900 rpm (2) 179 hp (133 kW) at 1800 rpm Tractive effort Max: 15,780 lbf (70.2 kN)
Career Operators London, Midland and Scottish Railway War Department National Coal Board Numbers LMS: 7054 WD: 26 → 225 → 70225 NCB: not known Withdrawn See text Disposition Scrapped

War Department use

The locomotive was loaned to the War Department for various periods of time during 1939–1942, which numbered it 26. It was withdrawn from LMS stock in May 1943 and sold to the War Department, which then numbered it 225 (70225 from 1944).

Post-war use

In 1947, it was sold to Hunslet, where it was stored for seven years before being hired to the National Coal Board. The NCB later bought the locomotive and had it rebuilt with a Rolls-Royce C6NFL engine by Hunslet in 1960–61. It worked at a number of collieries for the NCB, but was finally withdrawn and scrapped in 1974.

See also

• LMS diesel shunters

References

• Rowledge, J.W.P. (1975). Engines of the LMS built 1923–51. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-902888-59-5.