LMS diesel shunter 7050 [SEP] service entry
LMS diesel shunter 7050
LMS diesel shunter 7050 is an experimental 0-4-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive, introduced by the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) 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.
History.
No. 7050 locomotive 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
For detailed information see the main articles:
- LMS diesel shunter 7050
- LMS diesel shunter 7051
- LMS diesel shunter 7052
- LMS diesel shunter 7053
- LMS diesel shunter 7054
- LMS diesel shunters 7055/6
- LMS diesel shunter 7057
- LMS diesel shunter 7058
7059–7068.
These were 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunters built by Armstrong Whitworth in 1936.
7069–7129 / 12000–12042.
Details of the four classes allocated numbers in this range are included on other pages,