Midland Railway 2228 Class Explained

Midland Railway 2228 class
Powertype:Steam
Designer:Samuel Johnson
Ordernumber:Derby: 1602
Serialnumber:Dübs: 3200–3219, 3898–3917
Builddate:1895–1900
Totalproduction:50
Whytetype:0-4-4T
Uicclass:B2′ n2t
Driverdiameter:5feet
Trailingdiameter:3feet
Locoweight:53LT
Fueltype:Coal
Boiler:MR type C1
Boilerpressure:1502NaN2
Cylindercount:Two, inside
Cylindersize:18x
Valvegear:Stephenson
Valvetype:Slide valves
Tractiveeffort:154902NaN2
Powerclass:1P
Fleetnumbers:New: 2228–2247, 690–695, 780–783, 2611–2630
1907: 1381–1430
1948: 58073–58091
Locale:London Midland Region
Withdrawndate:November 1930 – August 1960
Disposition:All scrapped

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.

Overview

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

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

No. 1385 was withdrawn in January 1948, and in March the remaining nineteen (1382/89/90/96/97, 1402/06/11/13/16/20–26/29/30) were allocated the BR numbers 58073–58091, although four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 The last, 58087 was withdrawn in August 1960.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! Year !! Quantity in
service at
start of year !! Quantity
withdrawn !! Locomotive numbers !! Notes
1930 50 1 align=left 1419 align=left
1931 49 5 align=left 1383/8486/99, 1412 align=left
1934 44 3 align=left 1388/98, 1414 align=left
1935 41 5 align=left 1391, 1405/15/18/27 align=left
1937 36 2 align=left 1400/10 align=left
1938 34 3 align=left 1381/87/92 align=left
1939 31 2 align=left 1394, 1417 align=left
1944 29 1 align=left 1393 align=left
1946 28 6 align=left 1395, 1401/03/07/09/28 align=left
1947 22 2 align=left 1404/08 align=left
1948 20 3 align=left 1385/89, 1413, 58080 align=left
1949 17 1 align=left 1402 align=left
1950 16 3 align=left 1406, 58082–83 align=left
1953 13 4 align=left 58075–76/89–90 align=left
1955 9 3 align=left 58077/85/88 align=left
1956 6 3 align=left 58073/91 align=left
1957 3 1 align=left 58084 align=left
1959 2 1 align=left 58086 align=left
1960 1 1 align=left 58087 align=left

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