The Midland Railway

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....

 (MR) 480 Class was a class of double framed 0-6-0 steam locomotive. Designed by 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,...

 for the Midland Railway

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....

 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

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 :...

. 224 were built, and although most survived to LMS ownership in 1923, only 3 survived the mass withdrawal of the late 1920s and early 1930s.

1907 numbers 2398-591, 2672/3.