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 typeDiesel-mechanical
BuilderHunslet Engine Company
Build date1934
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)
Length25 ft 0+34 in (7.64 m)
Width8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Height12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)
Loco weight30.5 long tons (31.0 t)
Fuel capacity100 imp gal (450 L; 120 US gal)
Prime mover(1) Davey Paxman 6VZS 6-cyl
(2) Rolls-Royce C6NFL
TransmissionHunslet Engine Co.
Train heatingNone
Loco brakeAir
Train brakesNone
Performance figures
Maximum speed13 mph (21 km/h)
Power output(1) 180 hp (134 kW) at 900 rpm
(2) 179 hp (133 kW) at 1800 rpm
Tractive effortMax: 15,780 lbf (70.2 kN)
Career
Operators
Numbers
  • LMS: 7054
  • WD: 26 → 225 → 70225
  • NCB: not known
WithdrawnSee text
DispositionScrapped

War Department use

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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 It was withdrawn from LMS stock in May 1943 and sold to the War Department, which then numbered it 225 (70225 from 1944).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

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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 It worked at a number of collieries for the NCB, but was finally withdrawn and scrapped in 1974.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

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References

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