LMS diesel shunters 7055/6

LMS 7055–7056
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-mechanical
Builder Hudswell Clarke
Build date 1934
Total produced 2
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0DM
UIC class C
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter 3 ft 4 in (1.016 m)
Wheelbase 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Length 26 ft 10.5 in (8.19 m)
Width 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
Height 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
Loco weight 30.5 long tons (31.0 t; 34.2 short tons)
Fuel capacity 100 imp gal (450 l; 120 US gal)
Prime mover Mirrlees-Ricardo
Engine type 8-cyl diesel
Transmission Bostock & Bramley
Train heating None
Loco brake Air
Train brakes None
Performance figures
Maximum speed 19 mph (31 km/h)
Power output 150 hp (112 kW)
Tractive effort Max: 11,950 lbf (53.2 kN)
Career
Operators London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Numbers LMS 7055–7056
Withdrawn See text
Disposition Both scrapped

LMS diesel shunters 7055/6 were built by Hudswell Clarke. They were initially allocated numbers 7405/7406 but these numbers were never carried. Testing started in August 1934. One locomotive was taken into LMS stock in December 1934 and the other in October 1935.

Conversion

They were withdrawn from normal service in April/May 1939 and subsequently converted to mobile power units, emerging in their new guise as MPU2/MPU1 in May 1940/October 1940 respectively. MPU2 (7055) was later allocated to the Eastern Region of British Railways, where it was identified as number 953 in their departmental vehicle series.

Scrapping

They were scrapped in February 1964/January 1956 respectively, though due to administrative errors, the disposal of 953 (7055) was not recorded and it was initially allocated number 968004 in the new departmental locomotive series introduced in 1968.

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/23/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.