| 11. | However the full number includes the type code " 98 ", so it is a diesel shunter.
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| 12. | When diesel shunters began to be introduced, the 0-6-0 type became the most common.
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| 13. | It also assisted Nelson Street with new ventures, including the LMS's pioneering work with diesel shunters.
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| 14. | As the standard BR general-purpose diesel shunter, almost any duty requiring shunting would involve a Class 08.
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| 15. | Diesel shunters and DMUs were allocated to another shed on the opposite side of the line known as Coldham Lane.
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| 16. | These were quickly returned to LMS stock, and the allocated WD numbers were reused for ex-LMS diesel shunters.
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| 17. | Diesel shunters, which started to appear from the early 1930s onwards, were numbered in the same series as steam locomotives.
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| 18. | There were also a few hydraulic diesel shunters in use at Integral Coach Factory, Diesel Locomotive Works and Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.
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| 19. | "' LMS diesel shunter 7054 "'was initially allocated the number 7404 but this number was never carried.
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| 20. | The carriages and diesel shunter were irreparably damaged and were subsequently scrapped, but the tender was repaired and reunited with 31806.
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