Midland Railway 1377 Class

The Midland Railway 1377 Class was a class of 185 0-6-0T tank locomotives. They were introduced in 1878 by Samuel W. Johnson, and were almost identical to the 1102 class of 1874; the latter having fully enclosed cabs, while the 1377 class were built without a rear to the cab and only a short cab roof, hence their nickname "half-cabs". They were given the power classification 1F.

Midland Railway 1377 Class
41804 at Staveley Ironworks, August 1963
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerSamuel W. Johnson
Builder
Build date1878–1892
Total produced185
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2t
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.4 ft 7 in (1.397 m)
Wheel spacing
(Asymmetrical)
  • 7 ft 4 in (2.235 m) +
  • 7 ft 8 in (2.337 m)
Loco weight39.55 long tons (40.18 t; 44.30 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
BoilerMR type A
Boiler pressure175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,005 lbf (66.75 kN) or 16,080 lbf (71.53 kN)
Career
Operators
ClassMR: 1377
Power classBR: 1F
Withdrawn1927–1965
DispositionOne preserved, remainder scrapped

Construction history

Up to 1891, 185 were built: 165 by Derby Works and the last 20 by the Vulcan Foundry. Originally they were built with type A boilers with round-topped fireboxes, but many later received type G5 boilers with Belpaire fireboxes.

Table of orders and numbers[1]
Original No.1907 (& LMS) No.ManufacturerWorks Nos.QtyYearNotes
1377–13861660–1669Derby Works(order no. 202)101878
1387–13961670–1679Derby Works(order no. 218)101878
1347–13561680–1689Derby Works(order no. 218)101879
1420–1427, 220, 2211690–1699Derby Works(order no. 239)101879
1410–14191700–1709Derby Works(order no. 262)101880
1552–15611710–1719Derby Works(order no. 340)101882Originally built as "1552 Class" variant with cut-down boiler mountings and cab.
210–212, 215, 216,
218, 219, 1397–1399		1720–1729Derby Works(order no. 414)101883
1677–16861730–1739Derby Works(order no. 496)101884
1090–1092,
1094, 1095		1740–1744Derby Works(order no. 496)51884
1687–16961745–1754Derby Works(order no. 499)101884
1096–11001755–1759Derby Works(order no. 499)51885
200, 201, 213, 214, 217,
222, 223, 1093, 1101, 1431		1760–1769Derby Works(order no. 824)101889–90
1843–18471770–1774Derby Works(order no. 854)101890
85–87, 11, 141775–1779Derby Works(order no. 854)101890Renumbered 1102–1106 in 1891
203, 1848–1852, 1973–19761780–1789Derby Works(order no. 854)101890
1977–19811790–1794Derby Works(order no. 943)51890
880–8891795–1804Derby Works(order no. 883)101890
1982–19911805–1814Derby Works(order no. 968)101891Originally built as "1552 Class" variant with cut-down boiler mountings and cab.
1992, 1107–11151815–1824Derby Works(order no. 991)101891
1993–20121825–1844Vulcan Foundry1355–1374201892

Service history
No. 41773, condemned at Derby Locomotive Depot 13 April 1960

All 185 passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) at the grouping in 1923. Withdrawals started in 1927 and by 1948 when the railways were nationalised, 72 locomotives passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they allocated numbers 40000 higher than their LMS numbers, although 14 were withdrawn before the new numbers were applied. Withdrawals continued and by 1961 only 11 remained; the last five were withdrawn in September 1965. The class had only lasted as long as it had because the Midland Railway had signed a contract in 1866 to provide shunting engines to Staveley Ironworks for 100 years; the 1Fs, as they were by then, were the only locomotives suitable to perform this duty.

Table of withdrawals[1]
YearQuantity in
service at
start of year		Quantity
withdrawn		Locomotive numbersNotes
192718511791
192818411684
19291830–
1930183131673, 1701/07/22–23/37/44/74/84,
1801/21/28/43
193117051677, 1729/87, 1800/08
1932165531663/67/75/80/83/85/87–88/97–98,
1703/09/15–16/19/21/28/31–32/35–36/41/50/56–58,
1760/62/64–65/71/76/83/86/90/92/97–98,
1806–07/09/12–13/15/17/19–20/22–23/31/34/37/40		1831 rebuilt as diesel shunter
1933112151662/78/89/93,
1704–05/33/61/72/75/82/89,
1825/36/41		10 reinstated: 1756/62/71/97,
1807/13/15/17/19–20
193410731679/92, 1766
193510451669/91/94, 1717/46
19369931696, 1730, 1817
19379641665, 1796, 1819/30
19389251670, 1740/99, 1807/27
19398721743, 1832
1940–5850–
19468561681, 1742/51/55/71, 1816
19477971700/38/78/85, 1802/10/15
19487281668/74, 1714/18/59/62, 1818/42
19496441676, 1756/68/88
1950600–
19516061690, 1781, 41745/67/93, 41824
195254441727/94, 41820/29
195350641660/64/66/95, 41770/80
195444541711/47, 41811/13/33
195539541671–72/82, 41713/25
195634841686, 41720/77, 41805/14/26/38–39
195726741699, 41706/10/48/53/79, 41803
195819241724/52
195917441661, 41726/95/97
196013241754/73
1961110–
196211341702/49/69
19638141739
19647241712, 41844
19655541708/34/63, 41804/35

Conversion

In 1932, the frames of 1831 were used for LMS diesel shunter 1831.

Preservation
41708 at Barrow Hill

One of the Staveley engines, 1418 (renumbered 1708 by the Midland Railway in 1907, and 41708 by British Railways), has survived to preservation at Barrow Hill Engine Shed. Before Barrow Hill this engine was preserved on the Midland Railway - Butterley, the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, and the Swanage Railway respectively. The surviving engine became the inspiration of the Bachmann Branchline OO scale model of the class introduced in 2014. The model, the dispute and the class had an extensive write up in Model Rail during 2014.[2] No. 41708 has been bought by Barrow Hill and have pledged to return the locomotive to working order and hope to start this year (2020) when the locomotive turns 150. [3]

References
  1. Baxter 1982, pp. 141–146.
  2. Model Rail no. 200 (September 2014): pp. 16-19
  3. Steam Railway No. 488 January 4 - January 31 2019 page 18
  • Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Volume 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 9780903485524.
  • Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
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