what is it?
LMS diesel shunter 7057, later to become NCC Class 22, was built by Harland & Wolff. Testing started in July 1934 and the locomotive was taken into LMS stock in February 1935. It was loaned to the War Department between 1941-1943, which numbered it 233.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 92 years ago, in 1934.
- Served for 30 years (1935–1965).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1934
- in service from
- 1935
- retired
- 1965
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Diesel-mechanical
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Harland and Wolff
- operators
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway, War Department, Northern Counties Committee
- top speed
- 16 km/h
- power
- 130 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 7.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6459189, Wikipedia: LMS diesel shunter 7057 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.