Midland Railway 2441 Class

Midland Railway 2441 Class

47231 at Whitacre in 1964, just before scrapping (hence the lack of coupling rods).
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Samuel W. Johnson
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Serial number 1638–1657, 1763–1772, 1783–1812
Build date 1899–1902
Total produced 60
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0T
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia. 4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Loco weight 48 long tons 15 cwt (109,200 lb or 49.5 t)
48 long tons 15 hundredweight (49.5 t; 54.6 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Water cap 1,000 imp gal (4,500 l; 1,200 US gal)
Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson, inside
Valve type Slide valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort 20,835 lbf (92.7 kN)
Career
Operators MR » LMS » BR
Power class 3F
Numbers New: 2441–2460, 2741–2780
1907: 1900–1959
1934: 7200–7259
1948: 47200–47259
Withdrawn 1954–1967
The view from 47231's cab, showing tank top detail, Belpaire firebox, large dome and chimney.

The Midland Railway (MR) 2441 Class was a class of steam locomotive. Introduced by Samuel Johnson in 1899, originally with round-topped fireboxes. Henry Fowler later rebuilt them with Belpaire fireboxes. They were given the power classification 3F. The LMS Fowler Class 3F of 1924 was based on this design.

Numbering

Sixty locomotives were built. Initially numbered 2441–2460, 2741–2780; they were renumbered 1900–1959 in the Midland Railway's 1907 renumbering scheme. All passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, initially retaining their MR numbers, before being renumbered 7200–7259 between 1934–1937. All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and were numbered 47200–47259.

Withdrawal

Withdrawals started in 1954, with three locomotives still in service on 1 January 1966. All were scrapped, though several later LMS locomotives have survived.

Table of withdrawals[1]
Year Quantity in
service at
start of year
Quantity
withdrawn
Locomotive numbers
1954 60 2 47244/45
1955 58 4 47232/37/52/53
1956 54 4 47215/20/33/56
1957 50 7 47206/22/27/40/42/43/58
1958 43 3 47234/49/51
1959 40 9 47205/08/10/14/16/19/26/46/47
1960 31 5 47203/29/38/41/54
1961 26 8 47200/04/09/12/18/21/39/55
1962 18 5 47213/17/24/35/59
1963 13 2 47225/48
1964 11 7 47207/11/23/28/30/36/57
1965 4 1 47250
1966 3 3 47201/02/31

References

  1. Baxter 1982, pp. 147–148.

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