LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST

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LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST
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No. 47001 at Barrow Hill (Staveley) Locomotive Depot 23 August 1963.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
Serial numberKitson 5644–5648
Build date1932 (5), 1953–54 (5)
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 0-4-0ST
 •  UIC B n2t
Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.3 ft 10 in (1.168 m)
Wheelbase 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Length26 ft 4+1⁄4 in (8.03 m)
Loco weight33 long tons (34 t; 37 short tons) (7000–7004),
34.8 long tons (35.4 t; 39.0 short tons) (7005–7009)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity1 long ton (1.02 t; 1.12 short tons) (7000–7004),
2 long tons (2.03 t; 2.24 short tons) (7005–7009)
Water cap.800 imp gal (3,600 L; 960 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area11+3⁄4 sq ft (1.09 m2)
BoilerLMS type J3
Boiler pressure160  lbf/in2 (1.10  MPa)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox57 sq ft (5.3 m2)
 • Tubes603 sq ft (56.0 m2)
SuperheaterNone
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 15+1⁄2 in × 20 in (394 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 14,205 lbf (63.19 kN)
Career
Operators
Power class0F
Withdrawn1963–1966
DispositionAll scrapped

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Kitson 0-4-0ST was a class of 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive designed for light shunting.

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History

Five were originally designed and built by Kitson and Company of Leeds to LMS specification in 1932 and numbered 1500–1504. They were similar to other shunters built for industrial use. The manufacturer's works numbers were 5644–5648. [1] The LMS classified them 0F. These were later renumbered 7000–7004 in 1935/1936. British Railways (BR) added 40000 to their numbers after nationalization in 1948, becoming 47000–47004. Between 1953 and 1954, BR constructed an additional five at Horwich Works, numbered 47005–47009. These differed from the original batch having shorter saddle tanks with extra space given to longer coal bunkers instead.

Some saw use on the Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire. Withdrawals took place between 1963 and 1966, and no examples were preserved.

Stock list

1932 No.1935 No.BR No.BuilderWorks No.Date builtDate withdrawnNotes
1500700047000Kitson564419321966
1501700147001Kitson564519321966


1502700247002Kitson564619321964



1503700347003Kitson564719321964



1504700447004Kitson564819321964


n/an/a47005Horwich19531966


n/an/a47006Horwich19531966


n/an/a47007Horwich19531963



n/an/a47008Horwich19531964


n/an/a47009Horwich19541964


In fiction

In The Railway Series books by the Reverend W. Awdry, a character called 'Pug' appears in the 12th book, The Eight Famous Engines. After problems of consistent accuracy of the drawings in the early books, later characters were based more closely on real locomotives. Although not explicitly identified by Awdry, the locomotive in the illustration by John T. Kenney, [2] has been identified as most closely resembling an LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Rowledge 1975, p. 22.
  2. ↑ Awdry 1957, p. 53.
  3. ↑ "Jinty and Pug". The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine. Retrieved 12 January 2011.

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