Class D3/7 (LMS/English Electric 0-6-0 Diesel-Electric)

The Class D3/7 was built for general and hump shunting at Toton (for which they were found to be suited [1]) by the LMS in the late 1930s. The D3/7 did have a notable difference from some of the other pre-war diesel shunters in that it had a long wheelbase jackshaft drive to the wheels.

LMS 7080 on delivery [3]

Information
Number built:	40
Built:	1939-42
Builder:	LMS Derby Works, English Electric
Motor:	English Electric 6KT diesel
Power:	350 hp (261 kW)
Wheel arrangement:	0-6-0

Delivered during the Second World War, the LMS lost many of the class to the War Department. Ten of these never returned from overseas service and survived in the post-war Egyptian and Italian railways. The rest were transferred to British Railways and remained in service until the 1960s. The last was withdrawn in 1967 [2].

Cab view [3]

[1] Brian Haresnape, Diesel Shunters (Ian Allan, 1984)  p. 27

[2] Colin J Marsden, Diesel & Electric Locomotive Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2011)  p. 13

[3] "New LMS Shunting Locomotives", Meccano Magazine (September 1939) p. 554