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Class 11

12049 at Ropley on 04/03/00
Photo by Mark Shipman of Locomotive Photo Gallery

General Information

Nickname:
 
Numbers Carried:
7120-7131 carried on first 12 locomotives between 1945 and 1948
12033-12138 carried all locomotives after 1948
Design:
LMS
Construction:
1945-53 by LMS and BR at Derby Works
Area of Use:
Midland and Eastern

Colours

Black - All carried this livery.
Green - Carried on some locomotives
Blue - Carried by repaints from 1966 on some locomotives
Harry Needle Railroad Company Orange - Carried on 12082 from 2000 when returned on main line

Technical Details

Length over buffers - 8.88 m
Max Body Width - 2.62 m
Max Height Above Rail - 3.81 m
Weight - 56tons
Max Speed - 20 mph
Max Tractive Effort - 35000 lbf
Diesel Engines - English Electric 6KT of 350hp at 680rpm
Fuel Tank Capacity - 2500 litres

Allocation History

Initial Allocations - ???

Final Allocation -

The final two were allocated to Stratford, or SF.

Disposals Chronology

Withdrawals List

Apr 1967 - 12104
Dec 1967 - 12068/12107
Oct 1968 - 12034/12035/12036/12037/12040/12041/12042/12043
Nov 1968 - 12044
Dec 1968 - 12072
Jan 1969 - 12033/12038/12045/12046/12047/12048/12057/12059/12067
Feb 1969 - 12096/12117
Mar 1969 - 12064/12066/12092/12095/12100
Jul 1969 - 12086
Sep 1969 - 12116
Oct 1969 - 12070
Nov 1969 - 12112
Apr 1970 - 12062
Jun 1970 - 12081/12091
Jul 1970 - 12050/12054
Aug 1970 - 12101/12106
Sep 1970 - 12089
Oct 1970 - 12051/12056/12114/12115
Jan 1971 - 12078/12105
Feb 1971 - 12060/12102
Mar 1971 - 12069
Apr 1971 - 15053/12058/12080/12098/12113
May 1971 - 12065/12084/12085/12087/12088/12093/12097/12099/12111/12118
Jun 1971 - 12052/12090
Jul 1971 - 12055
Sep 1971 - 12079
Oct 1971 - 12049/12061/12071/12077/12082/12083/12094
Nov 1971 - 12073/12075/12103
Dec 1971 - 12076/12108
Jan 1972 - 12063/12074
Nov 1972 - 12109/12110

Cutting Up

First Disposal - 12104 cut up at Stratford Depot on October 1967
Last Disposal - 12074 cut up by HNRC at Kingsbury on July 2002

Extra Notes

  • Some locomotives were used for industrial purposes after withdrawal
  • 12082 had returned to the main line in 2000 which was owned by Harry Needle and was remembered 01553
  • 12071 and 12074 were preserved for some time but got scrapped!
  • Had 12071, 12074 survived, the last locomotive to be cut up would have been 12063 by NCB at Nantgarw Coking Plant, in November 1987

Preservation

12049, 12052, 12061, 12077, 12082, 12083, 12088, 12093, 12098, 12099, 12131

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