No. 7050 was an experimental locomotive built by the Drewry Car Co. at the English Electric Preston works in 1934. It carried an original number of 7400 only within the works and was delivered as LMS number 7050. For six years it was used for dock shunting at Salford before being loaned to the Air Ministry in 1940.[1] It was withdrawn from LMS stock in March 1943 and sold to the War Department (WD) which numbered it 224. Subsequent renumberings by the WD, and later the Army, saw it carry numbers 70224 (in 1944), 846 (1952) and 240 (1968).
Rowledge, J.W.P. (1975). Engines of the LMS built 1923–51. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 36, 46, 72, 94. ISBN0-902888-59-5.
Strickland, David C. (September 1983). Locomotive Directory: Every Single One There Has Ever Been. Camberley: Diesel and Electric Group. p. 23. ISBN978-0-906375-10-5. OCLC 16601890. OL 27959920M. Wikidata Q105978499.
Tourret, R. (1995). Allied Military Locomotives of the Second World War. Abingdon, Oxon: Tourret Publishing. pp. 36–42. ISBN0-905878-06-X.
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diesel, shunter, 7050, experimental, diesel, mechanical, shunting, locomotive, introduced, london, midland, scottish, railway, 1934, which, remained, service, with, that, railway, years, later, acquired, military, preserved, national, railway, museum, 7050pres. LMS diesel shunter 7050 is an experimental 0 4 0 diesel mechanical shunting locomotive introduced by the London Midland and Scottish Railway LMS in 1934 and which remained in service with that railway for six years It was later acquired for military use and is now preserved at the National Railway Museum LMS 7050Preserved LMS 0 4 0 diesel mechanical shunter No 7050 at the National Railway MuseumType and originPower typeDiesel mechanicalBuilderDrewry Car Co at English Electric PrestonSerial numberDrewry 2047English Electric 847Build date1934Total produced1SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte0 4 0DMGauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeWheel diameter3 ft 0 in 0 914 m Wheelbase7 ft 0 in 2 13 m Length23 ft 10 1 2 in 7 28 m Width8 ft 5 in 2 57 m Height12 ft 8 in 3 86 m Loco weight25 long tons 8 cwt 56 900 lb or 25 8 t 25 long tons 8 cwt 25 8 t 28 4 short tons Fuel capacity100 imperial gallons 454 61 l 120 09 US gal Prime moverW H Allen 8RS18 later Gardner 6L3Engine type8 cyl later 6 cyl DieselTransmissionENV and Bostock amp BramleyLoco brakeAir brakeTrain brakesNonePerformance figuresMaximum speed12 mph 19 km h Power output160 hp 120 kW at 1 200 rpm later 150 hp 110 kW Tractive effort11 200 lbf 49 8 kN CareerOperatorsLondon Midland and Scottish Railway War DepartmentNumber in class1DispositionPreserved in 1979 Contents 1 History 2 Preservation 3 Footnotes 4 ReferencesHistory EditNo 7050 was an experimental locomotive built by the Drewry Car Co at the English Electric Preston works in 1934 It carried an original number of 7400 only within the works and was delivered as LMS number 7050 For six years it was used for dock shunting at Salford before being loaned to the Air Ministry in 1940 1 It was withdrawn from LMS stock in March 1943 and sold to the War Department WD which numbered it 224 Subsequent renumberings by the WD and later the Army saw it carry numbers 70224 in 1944 846 1952 and 240 1968 At some point it was rebuilt with a Gardner engine and was used at the Royal Navy base at Botley Hampshire 2 Preservation EditNo 7050 was preserved in 1979 and displayed at the Museum of Army Transport in Beverley Upon the closure of that Museum in 2003 it was transferred to the National Railway Museum in York Footnotes Edit Marsden Colin 1981 The diesel shunter a pictorial record Oxford Oxford Publishing Company pp Notes ISBN 0860931080 Marsden 1981 page needed References EditRowledge J W P 1975 Engines of the LMS built 1923 51 Oxford Oxford Publishing Company pp 36 46 72 94 ISBN 0 902888 59 5 Strickland David C September 1983 Locomotive Directory Every Single One There Has Ever Been Camberley Diesel and Electric Group p 23 ISBN 978 0 906375 10 5 OCLC 16601890 OL 27959920M Wikidata Q105978499 Tourret R 1995 Allied Military Locomotives of the Second World War Abingdon Oxon Tourret Publishing pp 36 42 ISBN 0 905878 06 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LMS diesel shunter 7050 amp oldid 909416621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
