Midland Railway 1833 Class

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gaugeDriver dia.5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)Trailing dia.3 ft 0+1⁄2 in (0.927 m)Fuel typeCoalCylindersTwo, insideValve gearStephensonValve typeSlide valves
Career
Operators
Power class1P
Numbers
  • New:1833–1842, 2013–2022 (Dubs) and 2218–2227 (Neilson)
  • 1907: 1351–1380
  • 1948 (14): 58059–58072
LocaleLondon Midland Region
Withdrawn1928–1959
DispositionAll scrapped

The Midland Railway 1833 Class was a class of thirty 0-4-4T steam locomotives. They are sometimes included with the earlier 1823 Class or the later 2228 Class.

Construction

Originally built in two batches: numbers 1833–1842 and 2013–2022 were built in 1892 by Dübs and Company and 2218–2227 in 1893 by Neilson and Company. The 2228 Class followed in 1895. In the 1907 Midland Railway renumbering scheme these became numbers 1351–1380. They retained their numbers through the LMS period.

Table of orders and numbers[1]
Original No. 1907 (& LMS) No. Manufacturer Works Nos. Qty Year Notes
1833–1842 1351–1360 Dübs & Co. 2847–2856 10 1892
2013–2022 1361–1370 Dübs & Co. 2857–2866 10 1892
2218–2227 1371–1380 Neilson & Co. 4607–4616 10 1893

BR Service

Fourteen survived to be inherited by BR in 1948; numbers 1353/57/58/60/65–68/70/71/73/75/77/79. In March 1948 BR allocated them the numbers 58059–58072 to make room for LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T locomotives, but only eleven actually received their new numbers.

58071 with the Johnson boiler and condensing gear.
Ashchurch - Tewkesbury - Great Malvern line in 1951.

They were built with typical Midland-pattern Johnson boilers with the flared safety valve housing. Some were later rebuilt with LMS pattern boilers with a Belpaire firebox and smaller pop valves. Some had condensing gear fitted for working the 'Widened Lines' tunnels of the Metropolitan Railway.

Withdrawal

They were all withdrawn between 1928 and 1959. None has been preserved.

Table of withdrawals[1]
Year Quantity in
service at
start of year		 Quantity
withdrawn		 Locomotive numbers Notes
1928 30 1 1359
1929 29 0 –
1930 29 2 1362, 1372
1931 27 1 1352
1932 26 0 –
1933 26 1 1351
1934 25 0 –
1935 25 2 1354, 1356
1936 23 3 1355, 1369, 1376
1937 20 1 1362
1938 19 1 1364
1939–45 18 0 –
1945 18 1 1378
1946 17 3 1361, 1374, 1380
1947–49 14 0 –
1950 14 4 58059–61, 1366
1951 10 1 1365
1952 9 1 58069
1953 8 3 1370, 58068/70
1954–55 5 0 –
1956 5 3 58062/71–72
1957 2 0 –
1958 2 1 58066
1959 1 1 58065

References

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  1. ^ a b Baxter 1982, p. 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.
  • 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.
  • Casserley, H.C.; Asher, L.L. (1961) [1955]. Locomotives of British Railways. Spring Books. pp. 77, 352.