LMS diesel shunter 7050

Infobox Locomotive
name = LMS 7050
powertype = Diesel Mechanical
builder = Drewry Car Co. at English Electric, Preston
serialnumber = Drewry 2047
English Electric 847
builddate = 1934
whytetype = 0-4-0DM
gauge = RailGauge|ussg
wheeldiameter = 3 ft
wheelbase = 7 ft
length = 23 ft 10½ in
width = 8 ft 5in
height = 12 ft 8 in
weight = 25.4 tons
fuelc

enginetype = W.H. Allen 8RS18 8-cyl of 160hp at 1200rpm;
later Gardner 6L3 6-cyl of 150hp
transmission = ENV and Bostock & Bramley
topspeed = 12 mph
tractiveeffort = 11,200 lbf
locobrakes = Air brake
trainbrakes = none
railroad = London, Midland and Scottish Railway
War Department
numinclass = 1
disposition = Preserved in 1979

This locomotive carried its original number of 7400 only within the Preston works where it was built, and was delivered as number 7050. It was loaned to the War Department between 1940-1941, which numbered it 25. It was withdrawn from LMS stock in March 1943 and sold to the War Department, which then numbered it 224.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 in time, it was rebuilt with a Gardner engine. It was preserved in 1979, and has been displayed at the National Railway Museum in York and the now defunct Museum of Army Transport in Beverley.

References

* cite book
author = Strickland, David C.
title = Locomotive Directory
publisher = Diesel and Electric Group
location = Camberly, Surrey, UK
date = 1983
isbn = 090637510X