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.

Midland Railway 2228 class
LMS 1382 at St. Pancras, January 1948
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerSamuel Johnson
Builder
Order numberDerby: 1602
Serial numberDübs: 3200–3219, 3898–3917
Build date1895–1900
Total produced50
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-4T
 • UICB2′ n2t
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 3+12 in (1.613 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 0+12 in (0.927 m)
Loco weight53 long tons 4 cwt (54.1 t; 59.6 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
BoilerMR type C1
Boiler pressure150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Valve typeSlide valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,490 lbf (68.90 kN)
Career
Operators
Power class1P
NumbersNew: 2228–2247, 690–695, 780–783, 2611–2630
1907: 1381–1430
1948: 58073–58091
LocaleLondon Midland Region
WithdrawnNovember 1930 – August 1960
DispositionAll scrapped

Overview

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They were a follow-on to the 1823 class of 1889–1893, and were the Midland's last order of 0-4-4T locomotive, though the LMS did build some class 2 0-4-4Ts in 1932/3.

A total of fifty were built: two batches of twenty from Dübs and Company of Glasgow, were separated by an order of 10 from Derby Works.

Table of orders and numbers[1]
Original No. 1907 (& LMS) No. Manufacturer Works Nos. Year Notes
2228–2232 1381–1385 Dübs & Co. 3215–3219 1895
2233–2247 1386–1400 Dübs & Co. 3200–3214 1895
690–695 1401–1406 Derby Works (order No. 1602) 1898
780–783 1407–1410 Derby Works (order No. 1602) 1898
2611–2630 1411–1430 Dübs & Co. 3898–3917 1900

All were in service at the 1907 renumbering, and all passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the 1923 Grouping. Withdrawals started in 1930, and twenty locomotives were still in LMS stock at the end of 1947, to be inherited by British Railways.

Withdrawal

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No. 1385 was withdrawn in January 1948, and in March the remaining nineteen (1382/89/90/96/97, 1402/06/11/13/16/20–26/29/30) were allocated the BR numbers 58073–58091, although four did not receive their BR numbers before their withdrawal. The last, 58087 was withdrawn in August 1960. All members of the class were scrapped.

Table of withdrawals[1]
Year Quantity in
service at
start of year
Quantity
withdrawn
Locomotive numbers Notes
1930 50 1 1419
1931 49 5 1383/8486/99, 1412
1934 44 3 1388/98, 1414
1935 41 5 1391, 1405/15/18/27
1937 36 2 1400/10
1938 34 3 1381/87/92
1939 31 2 1394, 1417
1944 29 1 1393
1946 28 6 1395, 1401/03/07/09/28
1947 22 2 1404/08
1948 20 3 1385/89, 1413, 58080
1949 17 1 1402
1950 16 3 1406, 58082–83
1953 13 4 58075–76/89–90
1955 9 3 58077/85/88
1956 6 3 58073/91
1957 3 1 58084
1959 2 1 58086
1960 1 1 58087

References

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  1. ^ a b Baxter 1982, pp. 139–140.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Vol. 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 9780903485524.
  • James, F.; Hunt, B. D.; Essery, R. J. (1999). Midland Engines: No. 1 — The '1883' & '2228' Class Bogie Passenger Tanks. Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-874103-50-X.