LMS diesel shunter 7058

LMS 7058
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Armstrong Whitworth Build date February 1934 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 0-6-0 DE  •  UIC C Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Wheel diameter 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) Wheelbase 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) Length 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m) Width 8 ft 6+1⁄2 in (2.60 m) Height 12 ft 5+3⁄4 in (3.80 m) Loco weight 40.5 long tons (41.1  t) Fuel capacity 570 imp gal (2,600 L; 680 US gal) Prime mover Armstrong-Sulzer 6LV22 6-cyl Transmission Laurence Scott & Electromotors Train heating None Loco brake Air Train brakes None
Performance figures Maximum speed 30 mph (48 km/h) Power output 250  hp (186 kW) at 775 rpm Tractive effort Max: 24,000  lbf (106.8  kN)
Career Operators London, Midland and Scottish Railway War Department British Railways Numbers LMS: 7058 WD: none BR: 13000 (not carried) Withdrawn November 1949 Disposition Scrapped

LMS diesel shunter 7058 was based on an earlier Armstrong Whitworth prototype of 1932, which had been tested by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. It was initially numbered 7408 and then re-numbered 7058.

War Department use

It was loaned to the War Department between 1941 and 1943 for use at the Longmoor Military Railway, but, despite the extensive period of time spent on loan, no WD number was allocated.

Post-war use

It passed to British Railways upon nationalisation in January 1948, which allocated it number 13000. However, it was withdrawn in November 1949 (and scrapped shortly afterwards) before the number had been applied. The number 13000 was then used instead for the first of the Class 08 shunters.

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.