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LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1932· class of British steam locomotives
what is it?
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Kitson 0-4-0ST was a class of 0-4-0ST type steam locomotive designed for light shunting.
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 94 years ago, in 1932.
- Served for 34 years (1932–1966).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1932–1953
- in service from
- 1932
- retired
- 1966
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Kitson and Company, Horwich Works
- operators
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0
- length
- 7.9 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6459119, Wikipedia: LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.