| LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Kitson & Co. (5) BR Horwich Works (5) |
| Serial number | Kitson 5644–5648 |
| Build date | 1932 (5), 1953–54 (5) |
| Total produced | 10 |
| Configuration | 0-4-0ST |
| UIC classification | Bn |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver diameter | 46 in (1,200 mm) |
| Wheelbase | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Length | 26 ft 4 1⁄4 in (8.033 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 33 long tons (34 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; 960 US gal) |
| Boiler | LMS type J3 |
| Boiler pressure | 160 psi (1.1 MPa) |
| Firegrate area | 11.75 sq ft (1.092 m2) |
| Heating surface: Tubes |
603 sq ft (56.0 m2) |
| Heating surface: Firebox |
57 sq ft (5.3 m2) |
| Superheater type | None |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 151⁄2 × 20 in (390 × 510 mm) |
| Tractive effort | 14,205 lbf (63.19 kN) |
| Class | 0F |
| Withdrawn | 1963–1966 |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 manufacturer's works numbers were 5644–8.[1] 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 were preserved.
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In The Railway Series books by the Reverend W. Awdry, a character called 'Pug' appears in the 12th book, The Eight Famous Engines. After problems of consistent accuracy of the drawings in the early books, later characters were based more closely on real locomotives. Although not explicitly identified by Awdry, the locomotive in the illustration by John T. Kenney,[2] has been identified as most closely resembling a LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST.[3]
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