LMS 10000 & 10001

LMS 10000 & 10001 were two of the first mainline diesel locomotives built in Great Britain, constructed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at Derby Works with an English Electric 1,600 hp diesel engine, generator and electrics. The LMS announced in March 1947 that it intended to run main line passenger services with diesel traction, aiming at locomotives with a top speed of 100 mph able to haul expresses such as the Royal Scot, and George Ivatt was the overall designer. The streamlined art deco twin cab body was finished in black and chromatic silver. Number 10000 was presented to the press at Derby in December 1947 and 10001 appeared in July 1948 in British Railways livery. Under British Railways they became Class D16/1, and both were withdrawn and scrapped in the 1960s.