Midland Railway 1823 Class

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

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 0-4-4T  • 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/in^2 (1.10 MPa) Heating surface 1,254 sq ft (116.5 m^2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Career Operators Midland Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways Locale London Midland Region Withdrawn 1925–1959 Disposition All scrapped

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 All were withdrawn and scrapped.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Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers	Notes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

1. Baxter 1982, pp. 138–139.

• 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.
• An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives Volume 3 - Tank Engines by R. J. Essery & D. Jenkinson ISBN 9780906867662