Midland Railway 1823 Class

  • 8 ft 0 in (2.438 m) +
  • 9 ft 9 in (2.972 m) +
  • 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Loco weight50 long tons 9 cwt (51.3 t)Fuel typeCoalBoiler:
​ • ModelMidland Railway class C • Diameter4 ft 1 in (1.24 m) • Tube plates10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)Heating surface1,254 sq ft (116.5 m2)CylindersTwo, insideCylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Career
Operators
LocaleLondon Midland Region
Withdrawn1925, 1931-1937, 1946–1959
DispositionAll scrapped

The Midland Railway 1823 Class was a class of twenty 0-4-4T steam locomotives. They had the power classification 1P.

History

They were built in two batches of 10 each at Derby in 1889 and 1892. They were a development of the 1532 Class. The 1833 Class followed, and confusingly is sometimes grouped into this class.

Table of orders and numbers[1]
Original No. 1907 (& LMS) No. Manufacturer Works Nos. Qty Year Notes
1823–1832 1331–1340 Derby Works (order No. 763) 10 1889
1322–1326, 202, 1428–1430, 1697 1341–1350 Derby Works (order no. 981) 10 1892

Under the Midland Railway 1907 renumbering scheme, they were given the numbers 1331–1350. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway numbers were the same. Seven, numbers 1337/40–42/44/48/50 were inherited by British Railways in 1948. In March 1948 they were allocated the numbers 58052–58058 to create space in the ex-LMS numbering series for Ivatt Class 2 tank locomotives, but only five received their new number. All were withdrawn and scrapped.

Table of withdrawals[1]
Year Quantity in
service at
start of year		 Quantity
withdrawn		 Locomotive numbers Notes
1925 20 1 1335
1931 19 7 1331–1333, 1336, 1339, 1345, 1349
1934 12 1 1347
1937 11 1 1343
1946 10 1 1334
1947 9 2 1338, 1346
1948 7 1 1342
1949 6 1 1348
1951 5 1 58052
1952 4 1 58058
1953 3 1 58053
1955 2 1 58054
1959 1 1 58056

References

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  1. ^ a b Baxter 1982, pp. 138–139.
  • 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.
  • An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives Volume 3 - Tank Engines by R. J. Essery & D. Jenkinson ISBN 9780906867662