Midland Railway 1823 Class

Midland Railway 1823 class
1338 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire in 1947.
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer S. W. Johnson Builder Derby Works Order number 763 and 981 Build date 1889–1892 Total produced 20
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T  • UIC C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.613 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 0+1⁄2 in (0.927 m) Wheelbase: ​  • Engine 8 ft 0 in (2.438 m) + 9 ft 9 in (2.972 m) + 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) Loco weight 50 long tons 9 cwt (51.3 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler: ​  • Model Midland Railway class C  • Diameter 4 ft 1 in (1.24 m)  • Tube plates 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) Heating surface 1,254 sq ft (116.5 m2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Career Operators Midland Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways Withdrawn 1925–1959

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

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

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 All were withdrawn and scrapped.

References

• 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