LMS diesel shunter 7053

LMS 7053
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-mechanical
Builder Hunslet Engine Company
Build date 1934
Total produced 1
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0DM
UIC class C
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Wheel diameter 3 ft 4 in (1.016 m)
Wheelbase 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Length 25 ft 0 34 in (7.64 m)
Width 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Height 12 ft 0 78 in (3.68 m)
Loco weight 25.4 long tons (25.8 t)
Fuel capacity 100 imp gal (450 l; 120 US gal)
Prime mover Brotherhood-Ricardo
RZ5 6-cyl
Transmission David Brown & Sons
Train heating None
Loco brake Air
Train brakes None
Performance figures
Maximum speed 13 34 mph (22.1 km/h)
Power output 150 hp (112 kW)
at 1200 rpm
Tractive effort Max: 12,375 lbf (55.0 kN)
Career
Operators
Numbers
  • LMS 7053
  • WD 23
Withdrawn See text
Disposition Scrapped

LMS diesel shunter 7053 carried its original number of 7403 only within the Hunslet Engine Company's works, and was delivered as LMS number 7053. It was of almost exactly the same size and shape as LMS diesel shunter 7052, but had different internal fittings. It was loaned to the War Department between 1939-1942, which numbered it 23. Immediately upon return to the LMS, in December 1942, it was withdrawn from stock and sold back to Hunslet. No further use was found for it and it was eventually dismantled during the mid-1950s.

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