LMS diesel shunters 7059-7068
LMS 7059–7068 Egyptian State Railways | |
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Numbers |
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Withdrawn | 1966 - 1968 |
Disposition | Scrapped |
LMS diesel shunters 7059–7068 were 0-6-0 diesel-electric
War Department use
All ten locomotives were requisitioned by the War Department in 1940–1941 and some were sent abroad to France, the Netherlands, Belgium or Egypt. The four sent to Egypt were numbered MEF19–MEF22 (MEF = Middle East Forces) but, in 1944, they were re-numbered 70019–70022. The other six retained their LMS numbers until 1944 when they received WD numbers 70213–70218.[3]
Individual histories
History of the locomotives during, and after, World War II is complex, because they were so widely scattered. It is necessary to describe them individually:[4]
- LMS 7059
Served in France and Belgium. WD number 70213. Given unofficial name "Old Joe". Later bought by
- LMS 7060
Served in Egypt. WD numbers MEF19, 70019. Withdrawn 1945 and "canalised" at Suez. This presumably means it was dumped in the Suez Canal so it might still be there, although it would be heavily corroded.
- LMS 7061
Served in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. WD number 70214. Given unofficial name "Pluto". Later bought by SNCB and numbered 231.101. Withdrawn February 1965.
- LMS 7062
Remained in the UK. WD number 70215. Given unofficial name "Flying Scotsman". Re-numbered 882 in 1952. Transferred to British Army of the Rhine by 1958. Sold 1959 to LKW-Union Dortmund. Disposal unknown.
- LMS 7063
Remained in the UK. WD number 70216. Re-numbered 883 in 1952. Used at
- LMS 7064
Served in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. WD number 70217. Given unofficial name "Ubique" (Latin for "everywhere" and the motto of the
- LMS 7065
Served in Egypt. WD numbers MEF20, 70020. Taken into
- LMS 7066
Served in Egypt. WD numbers MEF21, 70021. Withdrawn 1945. Scrapped 1951–2.
- LMS 7067
Served in France and Belgium. WD number 70218. Later bought by SNCB and numbered 231.103. Withdrawn January 1966.
- LMS 7068
Served in Egypt. WD numbers MEF22, 70022. Taken into Egyptian State Railways stock as number 4021. Disposal unknown.
See also
References
- ^ Rowledge 1975, p. 24.
- ^ Rowledge 1975, p. 23.
- ^ Rowledge 1975, p. 25.
- ^ Rowledge 1975, pp. 25–26.
- Rowledge, J.W.P. (1975). Diesel Locomotives of the LMS. Oakwood Press.
- Rowledge, J.W.P. (1975). Engines of the LMS built 1923–51. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-902888-59-5.