#2428

LMS diesel shunters 7055/6

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited· from 1934· class of 2 early British 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotives

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel retired

what is it?

LMS diesel shunters 7055/6 were built by Hudswell Clarke. They were initially allocated numbers 7405/7406 but these numbers were never carried. Testing started in August 1934.

who runs it

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

base stats

speed 31 km/htop speed
power 112 kWpower output
built 2made in total

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 5 years (1934–1939).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1934
in service from: 1934
retired: 1939
status: retired
number built: 2
kind: Diesel-mechanical
traction: diesel
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited
operators: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
top speed: 31 km/h
power: 112 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
length: 7.9 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6459194, Wikipedia: LMS diesel shunters 7055/6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.