Midland Railway 2228 Class
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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.
Fifty-one locomotives passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 58039-58091 (with gaps).
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....
2228 Class was a class of 0-4-4T side tank steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
designed by Samuel 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:...
. They were given the power classification 1P.
Fifty-one locomotives passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 58039-58091 (with gaps).
Dimensions
- LMS/BR Power classification, 1P
- Locomotive weight, 53 tons 4 cwt
- Boiler pressure:
- 58039-58058, 140 psi
- 58059-58091, 150 psi
- Superheater, No
- Cylinders, 18"x24"
- Driving wheel diameter, 5' 4"
- Tractive effort:
- 58039-58058, 14,460 lb
- 58059-58091, 15,490 lb
- Valve gear, Stephenson (slide valves)