Midland Railway Johnson 0-6-0
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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. Johnson
and Richard Deeley
, Midland Railway ordered 935 goods tender engines of 0-6-0
type, both from the railway's own shops at Derby and various external suppliers. Although there were many (mostly small) variations between different batches both as delivered and as successively rebuilt, all 935 can be regarded as a single series, one of the largest classes of engine on Britain's railways. The locomotives served as late as 1964, but none of them now survive.
They were built at the following plants:
The H and H1 boilers fitted to the last 2 groups were larger, and made the engines more powerful. While these were being built there started a program of rebuilding many of the earlier engines (but not the first 2 classes) with the "H" boiler to increase their power. By 1915, 380 engines had been so upgraded, giving 450 class 1 and 485 class 2.
Beginning in 1916 engines were rebuilt with Belpaire
boilers. Those from the first two classes (1142 & 1357), (none of which had received an "H") received the smaller G6 type boiler, the remainder the larger G7 type. The H & G7 boilered engines were classed "3" (later 3F) and those with B & G6 boilers were classed "2" (later 2F).
By 1925, production of the new superheated
4F 0-6-0s meant there was no shortage of goods engines of this power class, and from that point only G6 boilers were installed on rebuilding, sometimes on engines which had previously had "H" boilers, reducing them back to class 2. Three of the later examples were experimentally fitted with superheater
s from 1923 to 1928, but generally the class remained saturated throughout. One-hundred thirteen engines remained with their original "B" boilers until scrapped, 22 had H boilers, 432 had G7 and 368 had G6. The class all retained their numbers at the grouping
, but in 1934 2900-2984 (all class 2F) had 20000 added to their numbers to make way for newer locomotives. The same happened to 3000-3019 in 1947. At nationalisation those that were class 3F, along with other LMS locomotives, had 40000 added to their numbers, but the class 2Fs were reorganised into a new series 58114-58310.
Withdrawal of the engines from service began in 1925, starting with unrebuilt engines, and continued until 1964. Despite the large number of locomotives of the class and their late survival, none were preserved.
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's 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....
system in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Between 1875 and 1908 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....
, under the control of locomotive superintendents 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 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....
, Midland Railway ordered 935 goods tender engines of 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...
type, both from the railway's own shops at Derby and various external suppliers. Although there were many (mostly small) variations between different batches both as delivered and as successively rebuilt, all 935 can be regarded as a single series, one of the largest classes of engine on Britain's railways. The locomotives served as late as 1964, but none of them now survive.
As built
| Class | Date | No. built | Post 1907 numbers | Driving Wheels | Cylinders | Boiler Boiler A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:... |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1142 | 1875-6 | 120 | 2900-3019 | 4'10½" | 17½"x26" | B - 140psi Pounds per square inch The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units... |
later had 18x26 in cylinders |
| 1357 | 1878-84 | 110 | 3020-3129 | 5'2½" | 17½"x26" | B - 140psi | later had 18x26 in cylinders |
| 1698 | 1885-8 | 60 | 3130-3189 | 4'10½" | 18"x26" | B - 140psi | |
| 1798 | 1888 | 10 | 3190-3199 | 5'2½" | 18"x26" | B - 140psi | |
| Neilson Goods | 1890-1 | 100 | 3200-3299 | 5'2½" | 18"x26" | B - 150psi | |
| J & J2 | 1891-4 | 120 | 3300-3369 & 3410-3459 | 5'2½" | 18"x26" | B - 150psi | |
| M | 1892-1902 | 345 | 3370-3409 & 3460-3764 | 5'2½" | 18"x26" | B - 160psi | |
| 2736 | 1903 | 10 | 3765-3774 | 5'2½" | 18"x26" | H - 175psi | |
| 1903-6 | 40 | 3775-3814 | 5'2½" | 18½"x26" | H - 175psi | ||
| 3815 | 1908 | 20 | 3815-3834 | 5'2½" | 18½"x26" | H1 - 175psi |
They were built at the following plants:
| 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:... |
160 |
| Beyer, Peacock and Company Beyer, Peacock and Company Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway Locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Gorton, Manchester. Founded by Charles Beyer and Richard Peacock, it traded from 1854 until 1966... |
80 |
| Dübs and Company Dûbs and Company Dübs & Co. was a locomotive works in Glasgow, Scotland, founded by Henry Dübs in 1863 and based at the Queens Park Works in Polmadie. In 1903 it became part of the North British Locomotive Company.-Preserved locomotives:... |
150 |
| Kitson and Company | 120 |
| Neilson and Company Neilson and Company Neilson and Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland.The company was started in 1836 at McAlpine Street by Walter Neilson and James Mitchell to manufacture marine and stationary engines... |
290 |
| Robert Stephenson and Company Robert Stephenson and Company Robert Stephenson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823. It was the first company set up specifically to build railway engines.- Foundation and early success :... |
30 |
| Sharp, Stewart and Company | 85 |
| 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 |
The H and H1 boilers fitted to the last 2 groups were larger, and made the engines more powerful. While these were being built there started a program of rebuilding many of the earlier engines (but not the first 2 classes) with the "H" boiler to increase their power. By 1915, 380 engines had been so upgraded, giving 450 class 1 and 485 class 2.
Beginning in 1916 engines were rebuilt with Belpaire
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...
boilers. Those from the first two classes (1142 & 1357), (none of which had received an "H") received the smaller G6 type boiler, the remainder the larger G7 type. The H & G7 boilered engines were classed "3" (later 3F) and those with B & G6 boilers were classed "2" (later 2F).
By 1925, production of the new superheated
Superheater
A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into dry steam used for power generation or processes. There are three types of superheaters namely: radiant, convection, and separately fired...
4F 0-6-0s meant there was no shortage of goods engines of this power class, and from that point only G6 boilers were installed on rebuilding, sometimes on engines which had previously had "H" boilers, reducing them back to class 2. Three of the later examples were experimentally fitted with superheater
Superheater
A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into dry steam used for power generation or processes. There are three types of superheaters namely: radiant, convection, and separately fired...
s from 1923 to 1928, but generally the class remained saturated throughout. One-hundred thirteen engines remained with their original "B" boilers until scrapped, 22 had H boilers, 432 had G7 and 368 had G6. The class all retained their numbers at the grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
, but in 1934 2900-2984 (all class 2F) had 20000 added to their numbers to make way for newer locomotives. The same happened to 3000-3019 in 1947. At nationalisation those that were class 3F, along with other LMS locomotives, had 40000 added to their numbers, but the class 2Fs were reorganised into a new series 58114-58310.
Withdrawal of the engines from service began in 1925, starting with unrebuilt engines, and continued until 1964. Despite the large number of locomotives of the class and their late survival, none were preserved.
Later dimensions
| Numbers | Class | Weight | Boiler Boiler A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:... pressure | Driving wheels | Cylinders | Tractive effort Tractive effort As used in mechanical engineering, the term tractive force is the pulling or pushing force exerted by a vehicle on another vehicle or object. The term tractive effort is synonymous with tractive force, and is often used in railway engineering to describe the pulling or pushing capability of a... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2900-3019 | 2F | 40 tons | 160psi Pounds per square inch The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units... |
4ft 10½in | 18"x26" | 19420 lbs |
| 3020-3129 | 2F | 40 tons | 160psi | 5ft 2½in | 18"x26" | 18185 lbs |
| 3130-3189 | 2F | 40 tons | 160psi | 4ft 10½in | 18"x26" | 19420 lbs |
| 3F | 43 tons 17cwt | 175psi | 4ft 10½in | 18"x26" | 21240 lbs | |
| 3190-3774 | 2F | 40 tons | 160psi | 5ft 2½in | 18"x26" | 18185 lbs |
| 3F | 43 tons 17cwt | 175psi | 5ft 2½in | 18"x26" | 19890 lbs | |
| 3775-3834 | 3F | 46 tons 3cwt | 175psi | 5ft 2½in | 18½"x26" | 21010 lbs |