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....

 2F was a class of 0-6-0 steam tender locomotive

Tender locomotive

A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing the locomotive's fuel and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances. A locomotive...

 built for freight work. It was designed by 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:...

 and introduced in 1875. Many of these locomotives were rebuilt by 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 :...

 from 1917 with Belpaire firebox

Belpaire firebox

The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives. It was invented by Alfred Belpaire of Belgium. It has a greater surface area at the top of the firebox, improving heat transfer and steam production...

.

Many of them passed into LMS

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...

 ownership in 1923 and into British Railways ownership in 1948. Some lasted in service until the late 1950s, by which time they were the oldest locomotives in regular service on British main lines. British Railways numbers were 58114-58310 (with gaps)

Dimensions

• LMS/BR Power classification, 2F
• Locomotive weight, From 37 tons 12 cwt to 40 tons 3 cwt
  • Tender weight, Not known
• Boiler pressure, 160 psi
• Superheater, No
• Cylinders, 18"x26"
• Driving wheel diameter, 4' 11" or 5' 3"
• Tractive effort:
  • (4' 11" wheels), 19,420 lb
  • (5' 3" wheels), 18,185 lb
• Valve gear, Stephenson (slide valves)

For terminology, see Steam locomotive components

Steam locomotive components

A listing of the components found on typical steam locomotives.center|720px|Schematic steam locomotiveGuide to steam locomotive components .A listing of the components found on typical steam...

Sources

• Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 Edition, part 3, pp 50-51