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:
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 • Whyte0-4-4T
 • UICB2′ n2t
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 3 1⁄2 in (1.613 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 0 1⁄2 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

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.ManufacturerWorks Nos.YearNotes
2228–22321381–1385Dübs & Co.3215–32191895
2233–22471386–1400Dübs & Co.3200–32141895
690–6951401–1406Derby Works(order No. 1602)1898
780–7831407–1410Derby Works(order No. 1602)1898
2611–26301411–1430Dübs & Co.3898–39171900

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No. 1385 was withdrawn in January 1948; in March the remaining 19 (1382/89/90/96/97, 1402/06/11/13/16/20–26/29/30) were allocated the BR numbers 58073–58091, although four did not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 The last, 58087 was withdrawn in August 1960.

None were preserved.

Table of withdrawals[1]
YearQuantity in
service at
start of year		Quantity
withdrawn		Locomotive numbersNotes
19305011419
19314951383/8486/99, 1412
19344431388/98, 1414
19354151391, 1405/15/18/27
19373621400/10
19383431381/87/92
19393121394, 1417
19442911393
19462861395, 1401/03/07/09/28
19472221404/08
19482031385/89, 58080
19491711402
19501631406, 58082–83
195313458075–76/89–90
19559358077/85/88
1956631413, 58073/91
19573158084
19592158086
19601158087

References
  1. Baxter 1982, pp. 139–140.
  • 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.
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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