LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST

The LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST was a class of 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotives designed for light shunting. Five were designed and built by Kitson and Company of Leeds to the specification of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1932, with maker's numbers 5644 to 5648, and were similar to shunters built for industry. The LMS classified them 0F and renumbered them 7000 to 7004 in 1935 and 1936. After nationalisation British Railways added 40000 to the numbers and between 1953 and 1954 built five more at Horwich Works, numbered 47005 to 47009, with shorter saddle tanks and longer coal bunkers. Some worked on the Cromford and High Peak Railway. Withdrawals took place between 1963 and 1966 and none were preserved. The character Pug in The Railway Series most closely resembles this class.