Locomotives of the Midland Railway
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The Midland Railway
's locomotives (which it always referred to as engines), followed its small engine policy. The policy was later adopted by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and contrasted with the London and North Western Railway
's policy. It was, perhaps, carried on too long, giving rise to the derisive poem:
The small engine policy was partly the consequence of a difference in the background of senior managers. In most railway companies, the elite position was the design, construction and maintenance of locomotives. Bigger engines brought more prestige and allowed longer trains. In the Midland, the marketing department was paramount. They recognised that people wanted more frequent, shorter trains rather than an infrequent service. It concentrated on very light, very fast and frequent trains.
The Midland was blessed, in that George Stephenson
had built its main lines with very shallow gradients. The LNWR had to cope with the hilly country north of Manchester. The Midland had also found it more efficient to use smaller, less fuel hungry locos, simply adding pilots or banking engines as necessary.
The small engine policy served the Midland well when its network was confined to the English Midlands, which is largely free of steep gradients. As the company expanded into other parts of Britain the policy's downsides began to cause problems. The company's own main line to Scotland (the Settle-Carlisle Line) and the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
(where the Midland was responsible for providing locomotives) were renowned for their steep gradients and the company's locomotive stock proved badly suited to the task. Nonetheless the small engine policy remained and double-heading or banking was used to make up for the shortfall in power. This indirectly caused two accidents on the Settle-Carlisle Line (at Hawes Junction
and Ais Gill) where trains stalled due to insufficient power, even from multiple locomotives. The policy also greatly reduced capacity on the Midland's network as not only were there more (but smaller) trains than there would have been on another railway but further capacity was taken up by the need to accommodate light engines that had been used for piloting or banking duties that were returning to their depots.
The small engine policy remained in place into the 1920s and remained an influence during the early years of the Midland's successor the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
, its Chief Mechanical Engineer for most of the 1920s being Henry Fowler
, a long-standing Midland engineer and former CME of that company.
this system was adapted for the whole LMS
The Midland classified their stock into three classes numbered 1 to 3 with 1 the least powerful and three the most. Stock were also split into passenger and freight engines. Just before grouping class 4 was introduced. This system formed the basis for the subsequent LMS and BR classification systems.
, the North Midland Railway
and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
, and took over a number of others including the Leicester and Swannington Railway
and the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
. See
in Leeds. In addition it bought in twenty four of their Jenny Lind locomotive
s.
, but this continued to be operated more or less separately. The Midland, and the LMS subsequently built some LT&SR designs.
arrived in 1933. The last new Midland design was Stanier 0-4-4T
of 1932/3 but some Fowler 4Fs were constructed as late as 1940.
In addition, there are 13 engines of two classes built by the LMS to essentially Midland designs:
And two engines built by the Midland for the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway:
Also, one ex-LT&SR engine which passed through Midland ownership:
Further, there are several more engines to later non-Midland designs built at Derby which have survived.
Also useful is:
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
's locomotives (which it always referred to as engines), followed its small engine policy. The policy was later adopted by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and contrasted with the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
's policy. It was, perhaps, carried on too long, giving rise to the derisive poem:
- M is for Midland with engines galore
- Two on each train and asking for more
The small engine policy was partly the consequence of a difference in the background of senior managers. In most railway companies, the elite position was the design, construction and maintenance of locomotives. Bigger engines brought more prestige and allowed longer trains. In the Midland, the marketing department was paramount. They recognised that people wanted more frequent, shorter trains rather than an infrequent service. It concentrated on very light, very fast and frequent trains.
The Midland was blessed, in that George Stephenson
George Stephenson
George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives...
had built its main lines with very shallow gradients. The LNWR had to cope with the hilly country north of Manchester. The Midland had also found it more efficient to use smaller, less fuel hungry locos, simply adding pilots or banking engines as necessary.
The small engine policy served the Midland well when its network was confined to the English Midlands, which is largely free of steep gradients. As the company expanded into other parts of Britain the policy's downsides began to cause problems. The company's own main line to Scotland (the Settle-Carlisle Line) and the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway – almost always referred to as "the S&D" – was an English railway line connecting Bath in north east Somerset and Bournemouth now in south east Dorset but then in Hampshire...
(where the Midland was responsible for providing locomotives) were renowned for their steep gradients and the company's locomotive stock proved badly suited to the task. Nonetheless the small engine policy remained and double-heading or banking was used to make up for the shortfall in power. This indirectly caused two accidents on the Settle-Carlisle Line (at Hawes Junction
Hawes Junction rail crash
The Hawes Junction rail crash occurred on 24 December 1910, on the Midland Railway's Settle and Carlisle mainline at the junction with the Wensleydale Railway in Westmorland , England. It was caused when a busy signalman forgot about a pair of light engines waiting at his down starting signal to...
and Ais Gill) where trains stalled due to insufficient power, even from multiple locomotives. The policy also greatly reduced capacity on the Midland's network as not only were there more (but smaller) trains than there would have been on another railway but further capacity was taken up by the need to accommodate light engines that had been used for piloting or banking duties that were returning to their depots.
The small engine policy remained in place into the 1920s and remained an influence during the early years of the Midland's successor the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
, its Chief Mechanical Engineer for most of the 1920s being Henry Fowler
Henry Fowler (engineer)
Sir Henry Fowler, KBE was a Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway and subsequently the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.- Biography :...
, a long-standing Midland engineer and former CME of that company.
Numbering and classification
Before 1907 numbering was somewhat erratic. New locomotives might take the numbers of old engines, which were placed on the duplicate list and had an A suffix added to their numbers. In 1907 the whole stock were renumbered in a systematic way, each class in a consecutive sequence, classes being ordered by type (passenger/tank/goods), power and age. After the groupingthis system was adapted for the whole LMS
LMS locomotive numbering and classification
A number of different numbering and classification schemes were used for the locomotives owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and its constituent companies; this page explains the principal systems that were used....
The Midland classified their stock into three classes numbered 1 to 3 with 1 the least powerful and three the most. Stock were also split into passenger and freight engines. Just before grouping class 4 was introduced. This system formed the basis for the subsequent LMS and BR classification systems.
Engines inherited from constituent companies
Midland formed in 1844 from the Midland Counties RailwayMidland Counties Railway
The Midland Counties Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1832 and 1844, connecting Nottingham, Leicester and Derby with Rugby and thence, via the London and Birmingham Railway, to London. The MCR system connected with the North Midland Railway and the...
, the North Midland Railway
North Midland Railway
The North Midland Railway was a British railway company, which opened its line from Derby to Rotherham and Leeds in 1840.At Derby it connected with the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway and the Midland Counties Railway at what became known as the Tri Junct Station...
and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway was a British railway company. From Birmingham it connected at Derby with the North Midland Railway and the Midland Counties Railway at what became known as the Tri Junct Station...
, and took over a number of others including the Leicester and Swannington Railway
Leicester and Swannington Railway
The Leicester and Swannington Railway was one of England's first railways, being opened on 17 July 1832 to bring coal from collieries in west Leicestershire to Leicester.-Overview:...
and the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway is a railway route linking Birmingham to Gloucester in England.It is one of the world's oldest main line railways and includes the famous Lickey Incline, a dead-straight stretch of track running up the 1-in-37 gradient of the Lickey Ridge...
. See
- Midland Counties Railway LocomotivesMidland Counties Railway LocomotivesIn its short life, the Midland Counties Railway bought nearly fifty locomotives from a number of manufacturers.Initially, outside cylindered engines were ordered because of frequency of axle breakage with inside cylinders...
- North Midland Railway LocomotivesNorth Midland Railway LocomotivesLittle information remains about the North Midland Railway locomotives. Unlike other companies they did not give them names.Among the first were two tender engines ordered in 1838 from Miller and Barnes of Ratcliffe which would seem to have been delivered in 1840....
- Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway LocomotivesBirmingham and Derby Junction Railway LocomotivesThe Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway ordered twelve 2-2-2 passenger locomotives in 1838 and two four-coupled goods in 1841 from various makers:2-2-2 Passenger* Mather, Dixon and Company, Liverpool: 'Barton','Tamworth' and 'Hampton'....
Engines built by the Midland
Initially, the Midland concentrated on maintaining and improving the somewhat varied fleet that it had inherited, with the assistance of The Railway FoundryE. B. Wilson and Company
E.B.Wilson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company at the Railway Foundry in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-Origins:When Todd left Todd, Kitson & Laird in 1838, he joined Shepherd in setting up the Railway Foundry as Shepherd and Todd...
in Leeds. In addition it bought in twenty four of their Jenny Lind locomotive
Jenny Lind locomotive
The Jenny Lind locomotive was the first of a class of ten steam locomotives built in 1847 for the London Brighton and South Coast Railway by E. B. Wilson and Company of Leeds, named after Jenny Lind who was a famous opera singer of the period...
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| MR class | Wheel arrangement |
Pre-1907 Fleet number(s) |
Post-1907 Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer Serial number(s) |
Year made |
Quantity made |
Quantity preserved |
Year(s) withdrawn |
Comments |
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| Matthew Kirtley Matthew Kirtley Matthew Kirtley was an important early locomotive engineer. His brother Thomas Kirtley was also a locomotive engineer as was his nephew, William Kirtley, who served as locomotive superintendent on the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, 1874-1898.Kirtley was born in February 1813 at Tanfield,... (1844–1873) |
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| 156 class Midland Railway 156 Class The Midland Railway 156 Class is a 2-4-0 tender engine built at Derby Works between 1866–1874.In total 29 of the class were built under the Midland Railway and 21 survived to become part of the LMS fleet of engines in 1923. By then they were reduced to the humblest of roles... |
2-4-0 2-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels.... |
1–22 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1866–1874 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 800 class | 2-4-0 2-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels.... |
800–829, (various) |
35–62, 63–67 |
Neilson & Co. (30) Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... (18) |
1870–71 | 48 | 0 | 1905–1936 | |
| 480 class Midland Railway 480 Class The Midland Railway 480 Class was a class of double framed 0-6-0 steam locomotive. Designed by Matthew Kirtley for the Midland Railway of Britain. They were built between 1863 and 1868. They were a development of the 240 Class, with curved frames, and were themselves developed into the 700 Class... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
2398–2591, 2672–2673. | 1863–1868 | 224 | 0 | ||||
| 700 class Midland Railway 700 Class The Midland Railway 700 Class was a large class of double framed 0-6-0 freight steam locomotives designed by Matthew Kirtley. They were in the power classification 1F. Several were later sold to FS where they formed FS Class 38.- References :... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
2592–2711, 2713–2867 | 1869–1874 | 328 | 0 | ||||
| 890 class | 2-4-0 2-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels.... |
890–909 (various) |
68–87, 88–126 |
Neilson & Co. (20), Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... (42) |
1871–1875 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Samuel W. Johnson Samuel W. Johnson Samuel Waite Johnson was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway from 1873 to 1903. He was born in Bramley, Yorkshire and educated at Leeds Grammar School.-Career:... (1873–1903) |
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| 1070 class | 2-4-0 2-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels.... |
1070–1089 (various) |
127–146, 147–156 |
Sharp Stewart (20), Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... (10) |
1874–1876 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1808 class | 4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
1808–1822, 80–87, 11, 14 | 378–402 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1888–1891 | 25 | 0 | 1922–1952 | see also M&GN Class C M&GN Class C The M&GN Class C was a class of 4-4-0 steam tender locomotives of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.-History:The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway was formed in 1893... |
| 2581 class | 4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
2581–2590 | 473–482 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. 4153–4162 |
1900 | 10 | 0 | 1914–1927 | see also M&GN Class C M&GN Class C The M&GN Class C was a class of 4-4-0 steam tender locomotives of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.-History:The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway was formed in 1893... |
| 179 class | 4-2-2 4-2-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-2-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle.... |
179–183, 75–77, 79, 88 | 660–669 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1893, 1896 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 115 class Midland Railway 115 Class The Midland Railway 115 Class is a class of 4-2-2 steam locomotive. They were known as "Spinners", possibly because of the wheelslip that the single large driving wheel caused. They were designed by Samuel W... |
4-2-2 4-2-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-2-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle.... |
115–121, 123–128, 130–131 | 670–684 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1896–1899 | 15 | 1 | ?–1928 | |
| 1000 class Midland Railway 1000 Class Midland Railway 1000 Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed for passenger work.-Overview:These were developed from a series of five locomotives introduced in 1902 by Samuel W... |
4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
2631–2635 | 1000–1004 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1902–03 | 5 | 0 | .. | |
| 483 class Midland Railway 483 Class The Midland Railway 483 Class 4-4-0 was a class of steam locomotive designed for passenger work. This design formed the basis for the later LMS Class 2P 4-4-0... |
4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
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| 1322 class Midland Railway 1322 Class The Midland Railway 1322 Class was a class of small 0-4-0ST steam locomotives designed for shunting.Ten engines were built at Derby Works, five in 1883 and the remainder in 1889–1890. Their original numbers were 1322–1326, 202, 1428–1430, 1697. In 1892 they were all placed on the duplicate list... |
0-4-0ST | 1322–1326, 202, 1428–1430, 1697 | 1500–1507 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1883, 1889–1890 | 10 | 0 | ?–1949 | |
| 1116A class Midland Railway 1116A Class The Midland Railway 1116A Class was a class of 0-4-0ST for shunting. Ten were built at Derby in the 1890s, five in 1893 and five in 1897. They were closely related to the 1322 and 1134A classes.... |
0-4-0ST | 1116A–1120A, 2359–2360, 1131A–1133A |
1508–1512 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1893, 1897 | 10 | 0 | .. | |
| 1252 class Midland Railway 1252 Class | factorofadhesion =| trainheating =| locobrakes =| locobrakeforce =| trainbrakes =| safety =| railroad = MR » LMS » BR| railroadclass =| powerclass = 1P| numinclass =| roadnumber =... |
0-4-4T | 1262–1281 1252–1261 |
1236–1265 | Neilson & Co. | 1875–1876 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1377 class Midland Railway 1377 Class The Midland Railway 1377 Class is a class of steam locomotive. They were introduced in 1878 by Samuel W. Johnson based on an earlier 1874 design. Up to 1891, 185 were built: 165 by Derby Works and the last 20 by the Vulcan Foundry.... |
0-6-0T | .. | 1660–1844 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... (165), Vulcan Foundry Vulcan Foundry Vulcan Foundry was a British locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire .-History:It was originally opened in 1832 as Charles Tayleur and Company to produce girders for bridges, switches and crossings, and other ironwork following the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway... (20) |
1878–1891 | 185 | 1 | 1928–1965 | |
| 1738 class | 4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
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| 2228 class Midland Railway 2228 Class The Midland Railway 2228 Class was a class of 0-4-4T side tank steam locomotive designed by Samuel Johnson. They were given the power classification 1P.... |
0-4-4T | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | 0 | .. | |
| 2441 class Midland Railway 2441 Class thumb|right|The view from 47231's cab, showing tank top detail, Belpaire firebox, large dome and chimney.The Midland Railway 2441 Class was a class of steam locomotive. Introduced by Samuel Johnson in 1899, originally with round-topped fireboxes. Henry Fowler later rebuilt them with Belpaire... |
0-6-0T | 2441–2460 2741–2780 |
1900–1959 | Vulcan Foundry Vulcan Foundry Vulcan Foundry was a British locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire .-History:It was originally opened in 1832 as Charles Tayleur and Company to produce girders for bridges, switches and crossings, and other ironwork following the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway... |
1899–1902 | 60 | 0 | 1954–1967 | later LMS 7200–7259 |
| Class 2 & 3 goods Midland Railway Johnson 0-6-0 The Midland Railway Johnson 0-6-0 were a class of locomotives serving Britain's Midland Railway system in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Between 1875 and 1908 the Midland Railway, under the control of locomotive superintendents Samuel W... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
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| 2501 class Midland Railway 2501 Class The Midland Railway 2501 Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives.There was an inability of the Midland's own Derby Works or British locomotive companies to provide motive power at the time. Thus they were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States as a kit of parts, shipped,... |
2-6-0 2-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul... |
2501–2510 2521–2540 |
2200–2229 | Baldwin Locomotive Works Baldwin Locomotive Works The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally, and later in nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Although the company was very successful as a producer of steam locomotives, its transition to the production of... |
1899 | 30 | 0 | .. | |
| 2511 class Midland Railway 2511 Class The Midland Railway 2511 Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives.There was an inability of the Midland's own Derby Works or British locomotive companies to provide motive power at the time. Thus they were built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in the United States as a kit of parts,... |
2-6-0 2-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul... |
2511–2520 | 2230–2239 | Schenectady Locomotive Works Schenectady Locomotive Works The Schenectady Locomotive Works built railroad locomotives from its founding in 1848 through its merger into American Locomotive Company in 1901.After the 1901 merger, ALCO made the Schenectady plant its headquarters in Schenectady, New York.... |
1899 | 10 | 0 | .. | |
| Richard Deeley Richard Deeley Richard Mountford Deeley was a British engineer, chiefly noted for his five years as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway.... (1903–1909) |
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| 990 class Midland Railway 990 Class The Midland Railway 990 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive. Ten were built in 1908–1909 with simple expansion to compare with the 1000 class compounds, with which they shared many features. Initially saturated, they were later superheated. They were withdrawn between 1925 and 1928. None... |
4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
— | 990–999 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1908–1909 | 10 | 0 | 1925–1928 | |
| 1000 class Midland Railway 1000 Class Midland Railway 1000 Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed for passenger work.-Overview:These were developed from a series of five locomotives introduced in 1902 by Samuel W... |
4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
1000–1029 | 1005–1044 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1905–1909 | 40 | 1 | .. | |
| 1528 class Midland Railway 1528 Class The Midland Railway 1528 Class was a class of small 0-4-0T steam locomotives designed for shunting. Ten were built in two batches; the first five Nos 1528-33 in 1907 and the second five 1534-7 in 1921-1922, with detail differences between the batches.... |
0-4-0T | — | 1528–1537 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1907, 1921–1922 | 10 | 0 | .. | |
| 2000 class Midland Railway 2000 Class The Midland Railway 2000 Class was a class of 40 0-6-4T steam locomotives designed by Richard Deeley. They were known as "flatirons" or "hole-in-the-wall tanks" because of their distinctive shape; their side tanks extended to the front of the smokebox and they had a distinct cut-out in the side... |
0-6-4T | — | 2000–2039 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1907 | 40 | 0 | 1935–1938 | |
| Paget locomotive Midland Railway Paget locomotive The Midland Railway's Paget locomotive, No. 2299, was an experimental steam locomotive constructed at its Derby Works in 1908 to the design of the General Superintendent Cecil Paget .... |
2-6-2 2-6-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.Other equivalent classifications are:... |
— | 2299 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
1908 | 1 | 0 | 1912 | |
| Henry Fowler Henry Fowler (engineer) Sir Henry Fowler, KBE was a Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway and subsequently the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.- Biography :... (1909–1922) |
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| Class 2F Midland Railway Class 2F 0-6-0 The Midland Railway 2F was a class of 0-6-0 steam tender locomotive built for freight work. It was designed by Samuel W. Johnson and introduced in 1875. Many of these locomotives were rebuilt by Henry Fowler from 1917 with Belpaire firebox.... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
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| Class 2P LMS Class 2P 4-4-0 The London Midland and Scottish Railway Class 2P 4-4-0 was a class of steam locomotive designed for light passenger work.- Overview :The class was introduced in 1928 and was a post-grouping development of the Midland Railway 483 Class with modified dimensions and reduced boiler mountings.The... |
4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
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| 3835 class Midland Railway 3835 Class The Midland Railway 3835 Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. The first two were introduced in 1911 by Henry Fowler. After the grouping in 1923 they continued to be built up to 1941 by the LMS as the LMS Fowler 4F.... |
0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
— | 3835–4026 | ... | 1911–1922 | 192 | 1 | .. | plus S&DJR Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway – almost always referred to as "the S&D" – was an English railway line connecting Bath in north east Somerset and Bournemouth now in south east Dorset but then in Hampshire... 67–71 |
| Lickey Banker MR 0-10-0 Lickey Banker In 1919, the Midland Railway built a single 0-10-0 steam locomotive, No 2290 . It was designed by James Clayton for banking duties on the Lickey Incline in Worcestershire , England... |
0-10-0 0-10-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-10-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, ten powered and coupled driving wheels on five axles, and no trailing wheels... |
— | 2290 | Derby Works Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
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Ex- LT&SR (1912-1922)
In 1912 the Midland bought the London, Tilbury and Southend RailwayLondon, Tilbury and Southend Railway
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway is an English railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with northeast London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex. It is currently known as the Essex Thameside Route by Network Rail...
, but this continued to be operated more or less separately. The Midland, and the LMS subsequently built some LT&SR designs.
Liveries
Prior to 1883 painted green. After 1883 the Midland adopted its distinctive crimson lake livery for passenger engines.Influence on LMS locomotive policy
The LMS continued the Midland's small engine policy until William StanierWilliam Stanier
Sir William Arthur Stanier, FRS was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.- Biography :...
arrived in 1933. The last new Midland design was Stanier 0-4-4T
LMS Stanier 0-4-4T
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Stanier 0-4-4T was a class of 10 light passenger locomotives built in 1932. Ostensibly designed under new CME William Stanier, they were in fact the last new design of the Midland Railway's school of engineering....
of 1932/3 but some Fowler 4Fs were constructed as late as 1940.
Preservation
Five original Midland locomotives have survived, these being:- 156 ClassMidland Railway 156 ClassThe Midland Railway 156 Class is a 2-4-0 tender engine built at Derby Works between 1866–1874.In total 29 of the class were built under the Midland Railway and 21 survived to become part of the LMS fleet of engines in 1923. By then they were reduced to the humblest of roles...
2-4-0 No. 158A. (LMS 20002) - 115 ClassMidland Railway 115 ClassThe Midland Railway 115 Class is a class of 4-2-2 steam locomotive. They were known as "Spinners", possibly because of the wheelslip that the single large driving wheel caused. They were designed by Samuel W...
"Spinner" 4-2-2 No. 673 - 1000 ClassMidland Railway 1000 ClassMidland Railway 1000 Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed for passenger work.-Overview:These were developed from a series of five locomotives introduced in 1902 by Samuel W...
"Compound" No. (4)1000 - 1377 ClassMidland Railway 1377 ClassThe Midland Railway 1377 Class is a class of steam locomotive. They were introduced in 1878 by Samuel W. Johnson based on an earlier 1874 design. Up to 1891, 185 were built: 165 by Derby Works and the last 20 by the Vulcan Foundry....
"Johnson half-cab" No. (4)1708 - 3835 ClassMidland Railway 3835 ClassThe Midland Railway 3835 Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. The first two were introduced in 1911 by Henry Fowler. After the grouping in 1923 they continued to be built up to 1941 by the LMS as the LMS Fowler 4F....
Class 4F No. (4)3924
In addition, there are 13 engines of two classes built by the LMS to essentially Midland designs:
- 4F 0-6-0LMS Fowler Class 4FThe London Midland and Scottish Railway Fowler 4F is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for medium freight work. They represent the ultimate development of Midland Railway's six coupled tender engines.- Background :...
Nos (4)4027 (4)4123 and (4)4422 - 3F 0-6-0TLMS Fowler Class 3FThe London Midland and Scottish Railway Fowler 3F 0-6-0T is a class of steam locomotive, often known as Jinty. They represent the ultimate development of the Midland Railway's six-coupled tank engines.- Introduction :...
Nos 16576/(4)7493, (4)7279 (4)7324, (4)7327, (4)7357, (4)7383 (4)7406 (4)7445 (4)7564 and (4)7298
And two engines built by the Midland for the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway:
- S&DJR 7F 2-8-0S&DJR 7F 2-8-0The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway 7F 2-8-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for hauling heavy coal and goods trains. Eleven were built in two batches in 1914 and 1925, and were used until withdrawn between 1959 and 1964...
Nos 88 and 89 (later 9678/9, 13808/9, 53808/9).
Also, one ex-LT&SR engine which passed through Midland ownership:
- LT&SR 79 ClassLT&SR 79 ClassThe London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 79 Class is a class of 4-4-2T suburban tank engines. They were designed by Thomas Whitelegg, as a development of the earlier 37 Class....
No. 80 Thundersley
Further, there are several more engines to later non-Midland designs built at Derby which have survived.
Further reading
The main works on Midland engines are given by two four volume histories, as follows:- Bob EsseryBob EsseryRobert J. "Bob" Essery is a British railway modeller and historian with a particular interest in the London Midland and Scottish Railway and one of its principal constituents, the Midland Railway ....
and David JenkinsonDavid JenkinsonDavid Jenkinson was a railway modeller and historian, who had a particular interest in the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and was president of the LMS Society.- Biography :...
An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives from 1883 (Didcot, Oxon: Wild Swan Publications)- Vol. 1 – A general survey ISBN 0-906867-27-4
- Vol. 2 – Passenger tender classes (1988) ISBN 0-906867-59-2
- Vol. 3 – Tank engines ISBN 0-906867-66-5
- Vol. 4 – Goods tender classes (1989) ISBN 0-906867-74-6
- Stephen Summerson Midland Railway Locomotives – Irwell Press
- Vol. 1 – A comprehensive primary account, general survey 1844–1922, growth and development, boilers, tenders, fittings and details. ISBN 1903266106
- Vol. 2 – The Kirtley classes. ISBN 1903266858
- Vol. 3 – Johnson classes part 1 : the slim boiler passenger tender engines, passenger and goods tank engines. ISBN 1903266262
- Vol. 4 – Johnson classes part 2 : the goods and later passenger tender engines, Deeley, Fowler and LTSR classes. ISBN 1903266556
Also useful is:
- Bob EsseryBob EsseryRobert J. "Bob" Essery is a British railway modeller and historian with a particular interest in the London Midland and Scottish Railway and one of its principal constituents, the Midland Railway ....
and David JenkinsonDavid JenkinsonDavid Jenkinson was a railway modeller and historian, who had a particular interest in the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and was president of the LMS Society.- Biography :...
LMS Locomotives Vol. 4 Absorbed pre-group Classes Midland Division