Note On Numbering
The initial experimental diesel shunter retained the number of the steam locomotive that it was nominally rebuilt from. However, when the LMS decided to procure a further nine prototype locomotives from a variety of manufacturers, it allocated the number series 7400-7408 to them. It was soon realised that this number range was too limited for the number of production diesel shunters that were anticipated, and a new series commencing at number 7050 was used. Only 7050-7053/7058 carried their original numbers (7400-7403/7408), and they were all renumbered in November/December 1934, some before they had actually entered service.
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