LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST
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 47008, one of the 1955 Horwich batch with short saddle tanks and extended bunkers at Lostock Hall MPD on 25 March 1964. |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Kitson & Co. (5) BR Horwich Works (5) |
| Serial number | Kitson 5644–5648 |
| Build date | 1932 (5), 1953–54 (5) |
| Total production | 10 |
| Configuration | 0-4-0ST |
| UIC classification | Bn |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver size | 46 in (1.168 m) |
| Wheelbase | 7.5 ft (2.29 m) |
| Length | 26 ft 4¼ in |
| Locomotive weight | 33 long tons (33.5 t) (7000–7004), 34.8 long tons (35.4 t) (7005–7009) |
| Fuel type | coal |
| Fuel capacity | 1 long ton (1.0 t) (7000–7004), 2 long tons (2.0 t) (7005–7009) |
| Water capacity | 800 imp gal (3,600 l) |
| Boiler | LMS type J3 |
| Boiler pressure | 160 psi (1.10 MPa) |
| Fire grate area | 11.75 sq ft (1.092 m²) |
| Heating surface: Tubes | 603 sq ft (56.0 m²) |
| Superheater type | None |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 15½×20 in (394×508 mm) |
| Tractive effort | 14,205 lbf (63.19 kN) |
| Class | 0F |
| Retired | 1963–1966 |
| Disposition | All 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.
5 were originally designed and built by Kitson & Co. of Leeds to LMS specification in 1932 and numbered 1500-4. They were similar to other shunters built for industrial use. The LMS classified them 0F. These were later renumbered 7000-4 in 1935/1936. British Railways added 40000 to their numbers after nationalisation in 1948, becoming 47000-4. In 1955 BR constructed an additional five at Horwich Works, numbered 47005-9. 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. None have been preserved.
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- Rowledge, J.W.P. (1975). Engines of the LMS, built 1923–51. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0 902888 59 5.
