LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST

LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST
No. 47001 at Barrow Hill (Staveley) Locomotive Depot 23 August 1963.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Kitson & Co. (5) BR Horwich Works (5) Serial number Kitson 5644–5648 Build date 1932 (5), 1953–54 (5) Total produced 10
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0ST  • UIC B n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 3 ft 10 in (1.168 m) Wheelbase 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) Length 26 ft 4+1⁄4 in (8.03 m) Loco weight 33 long tons (34 t; 37 short tons) (7000–7004), 34.8 long tons (35.4 t; 39.0 short tons) (7005–7009) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 1 long ton (1.02 t; 1.12 short tons) (7000–7004), 2 long tons (2.03 t; 2.24 short tons) (7005–7009) Water cap. 800 imp gal (3,600 L; 960 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 11+3⁄4 sq ft (1.09 m2) Boiler LMS type J3 Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 57 sq ft (5.3 m2)  • Tubes 603 sq ft (56.0 m2) Superheater None Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 15+1⁄2 in × 20 in (394 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 14,205 lbf (63.19 kN)
Career Operators London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways Power class 0F Withdrawn 1963–1966 Disposition All scrapped

The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Kitson 0-4-0ST was a class of 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotive designed for light shunting.

Five were originally designed and built by Kitson & Co. of Leeds to LMS specification in 1932 and numbered 1500–1504. They were similar to other shunters built for industrial use. The manufacturer's works numbers were 5644–5648. The LMS classified them 0F. These were later renumbered 7000–7004 in 1935/1936. British Railways added 40000 to their numbers after nationalisation in 1948, becoming 47000–47004. In 1955 BR constructed an additional five at Horwich Works, numbered 47005–47009. These differed from the original batch having shorter saddle tanks with extra space given to longer coal bunkers instead.

Some saw use on the Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire. Withdrawals took place between 1963 and 1966. None were preserved.

In fiction

In The Railway Series books by the Reverend W. Awdry, a character called 'Pug' appears in the 12th book, The Eight Famous Engines. After problems of consistent accuracy of the drawings in the early books, later characters were based more closely on real locomotives. Although not explicitly identified by Awdry, the locomotive in the illustration by John T. Kenney, has been identified as most closely resembling a LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST.

References

• The Rev. W. Awdry (1957). The Eight Famous Engines. Edmund Ward. ISBN 0-7182-0011-X.
• Rowledge, J.W.P. (1975). Engines of the LMS built 1923–51. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-902888-59-5.

External links

• Railuk database