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LMS diesel shunter 7052
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Hunslet Engine Company· from 1934· Locomotive
what is it?
LMS diesel shunter 7052 was an experimental 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive, introduced by the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1934 and which remained in service with that railway for six years. It was later acquired for military use until 1966.
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 35 years (1934–1969).
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
- 1969
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Diesel-mechanical
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Hunslet Engine Company
- operators
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway, War Department
- top speed
- 13 km/h
- power
- 112 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 7.3 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16987446, Wikipedia: LMS diesel shunter 7052 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.