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Midland Railway Class 2 4-4-0
The Midland Railway Class 2 4-4-0 was a series of 12 classes of 4-4-0 steam locomotives built by and for the Midland Railway between 1876 and 1901 while Samuel W. Johnson held the post of locomotive superintendent. They were designed for use on express passenger trains but later on were downgraded to secondary work when more powerful types were introduced. During their history they were repeatably rebuilt, sometimes leaving virtually none of their original parts. As built 275 were built in all: The "B", "D" and "E" boilers all had the same 4 ft 1 in diameter barrel, but had progressively longer fireboxes, "D" 7 inches longer than "B" and "E" 6 inches longer than "D", giving a larger grate area. Starting with the "1738" class boilers were made of steel rather than wrought iron, which accounts for the higher permitted pressures. Later history "1312" and "1327" classes The two earliest classes never received larger boilers, though between 1884 and 1891 the "1312"s r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Railway 2203 Class 4-4-0 No 2211
Midland may refer to: Places Australia * Midland, Western Australia Canada * Midland, Albert County, New Brunswick * Midland, Kings County, New Brunswick * Midland, Newfoundland and Labrador * Midland, Ontario India * Midland Ward, Kohima, Nagaland Ireland * Midland Region, Ireland United States * Midland, Arkansas * Midland, California * Midoil, California Midoil (formerly, Midland) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located southeast of Fellows, at an elevation of . Midoil is no longer a permanently populated place. It is within the zone of active operations of the ..., formerly Midland * Midland, Georgia * Midland, Indiana * Midland, Kentucky * Midland, Louisiana * Midland, Maryland * Midland, Michigan * Midland, Missouri * Midland, North Carolina * Midlands of South Carolina * Midland, Ohio * Midland, Oregon * Midland, Pennsylvania * Midland, South Dakota * Midland, Tennessee * Midland, Texas * Midland, Virginia * Midland, Washington * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Schmidt (engineer)
Wilhelm Schmidt, known as Hot Steam Schmidt (German: ''Heißdampf-Schmidt'') (1858–1924) was a German engineer and inventor who achieved the breakthrough in the development of superheated steam technology for steam engines. Wilhelm Schmidt was born in Wegeleben in the Prussian Province of Saxony on 18 February 1858. Education At school Wilhelm Schmidt had difficulties with reading, writing and arithmetic, a case of dyslexia. For example, he was unable to recite the alphabet without hesitation all his life. Nor could he memorise poetry or prose. He developed a passion for drawing, however, and for machines. Career Schmidt began his professional career as a machine fitter. He studied at the technical high school in Dresden under Gustav Zeuner. Superheated steam In 1883 he took a post as a civil engineer in Kassel, where he developed superheated steam technology to the point where it could be practically used. In 1908 he transferred his home and the base of his firm to Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Railway 483 Class
The Midland Railway 483 Class 4-4-0 was a class of steam locomotive designed by Henry Fowler for passenger work on the Midland Railway. The class were nominally "rebuilds" of various earlier classes designed by Samuel W. Johnson, although the '483' class engines were, unquestionably, 'accountancy rebuilds' (effectively new locos 'disguised' to gain routine expenditure approval from the board). This design formed the basis for the later LMS Class 2P 4-4-0. Construction of the first batch of this class was authorised by Midland Railway Order O/3942 dated 21 June 1911: 'Please put your work in hand in connection with rebuilding engines 483–522 with new frames, new cylinders and G7 boilers fitted with Schmidt's superheaters.' Apart from the savings made by using the parts that were salvaged from the old engines, there was an added benefit in referring to them as rebuilt since the royalties due to the superheater company were lower for modified locomotives than for new ones. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superheater
A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into superheated steam or dry steam. Superheated steam is used in steam turbines for electricity generation, steam engines, and in processes such as steam reforming. There are three types of superheaters: radiant, convection, and separately fired. A superheater can vary in size from a few tens of feet to several hundred feet (a few metres to some hundred metres). Types * A radiant superheater is placed directly in radiant zone of the combustion chamber near the water wall so as to absorb heat by radiation. * A convection superheater is located in the convective zone of the furnace usually ahead of economizer (in the path of the hot flue gases). These are also called primary superheaters. * A separately fired superheater is a superheater that is placed outside the main boiler, which has its own separate combustion system. This superheater design incorporates additional burners in the area of superheater pipes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belpaire Firebox
The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives. It was invented by Alfred Belpaire of Belgium in 1864. Today it generally refers to the shape of the outer shell of the firebox which is approximately flat at the top and square in cross-section, indicated by the longitudinal ridges on the top sides. However, it is the similar square cross-section inner firebox which provides the main advantages of this design i.e. it has a greater surface area at the top of the firebox where the heat is greatest, improving heat transfer and steam production, compared with a round-top shape. The flat firebox top would make supporting it against pressure more difficult (e.g. by means of girders, or stays) compared to a round-top. However, the use of a similarly shaped square outer boiler shell allows simpler perpendicular stays to be used between the shells. The Belpaire outer firebox is, nevertheless, more complicated and expensive to manufacture than a round-top version. Due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neilson & Co , a village and parish in East Renfre ...
Neilson may refer to: Places * Zec Batiscan-Neilson, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada * Neilson Township, in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada * Neilson River (Bras du Nord), Saint-Raymond, Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada Business * Neilson Dairy, or William Neilson Dairy Limited, a Canadian dairy company * Neilson and Company, 19th century locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland Other uses * Neilson (name), people with the given name or surname * Roger Neilson Memorial Award, annual award for the top academic College/University player in the Ontario Hockey League See also * Nielsen (other) * Neilston Neilston ( sco, Neilstoun, gd, Baile Nèill, ) is a village and parish in East Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the Levern Valley, southwest of Barrhead, south of Paisley, and south-southwest of Renfrew, at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Railway 60 Class
Midland may refer to: Places Australia * Midland, Western Australia Canada * Midland, Albert County, New Brunswick * Midland, Kings County, New Brunswick * Midland, Newfoundland and Labrador * Midland, Ontario India * Midland Ward, Kohima, Nagaland Ireland * Midland Region, Ireland United States * Midland, Arkansas * Midland, California * Midoil, California, formerly Midland * Midland, Georgia * Midland, Indiana * Midland, Kentucky * Midland, Louisiana * Midland, Maryland * Midland, Michigan * Midland, Missouri * Midland, North Carolina * Midlands of South Carolina * Midland, Ohio * Midland, Oregon * Midland, Pennsylvania * Midland, South Dakota * Midland, Tennessee * Midland, Texas * Midland, Virginia * Midland, Washington * Midland City, Alabama Railways * Buenos Aires Midland Railway, a former British-owned railway company in Argentina * Colorado Midland Railway, US * Florida Midland Railroad (other), US * Midland Railroad (Massachusetts), US * Midland Railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Railway 2421 Class
Midland may refer to: Places Australia * Midland, Western Australia Canada * Midland, Albert County, New Brunswick * Midland, Kings County, New Brunswick * Midland, Newfoundland and Labrador * Midland, Ontario India * Midland Ward, Kohima, Nagaland Ireland * Midland Region, Ireland United States * Midland, Arkansas * Midland, California * Midoil, California, formerly Midland * Midland, Georgia * Midland, Indiana * Midland, Kentucky * Midland, Louisiana * Midland, Maryland * Midland, Michigan * Midland, Missouri * Midland, North Carolina * Midlands of South Carolina * Midland, Ohio * Midland, Oregon * Midland, Pennsylvania * Midland, South Dakota * Midland, Tennessee * Midland, Texas * Midland, Virginia * Midland, Washington * Midland City, Alabama Railways * Buenos Aires Midland Railway, a former British-owned railway company in Argentina * Colorado Midland Railway, US * Florida Midland Railroad (other), US * Midland Railroad (Massachusetts), US * Midland Railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Railway 156 Class (4-4-0)
The Midland Railway 156 Class was a class of tender engines built at Derby Works between 1866 and 1874. In total 29 of the class were built under the Midland Railway. They were rebuilt sometime between 1873 and 1903. History These engines were used on express passenger trains to London King's Cross railway station, which was then the Midland Railway's terminus there. 21 survived to become part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) fleet of engines in 1923. By then they were reduced to the humblest of roles. In September 1930, the LMS recognised the significance of the class and number 156 itself was ear-marked for preservation. However, William Stanier chose not to preserve it and the engine was scrapped two years later. Preservation One engine, 158A (originally built as 158 before subsequently renumbered, becoming Midland Railway No. 2 in 1907 and finally 20002 by the LMS in 1934) survives. It was withdrawn from service in July 1947 as a station pilot at Nottingh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M&GN Class C
The M&GN Class C was a class of 4-4-0 steam tender locomotives of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. History The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN) was formed in 1893. The M&GN possessed insufficient locomotives to work all of its services, and so a number of locomotives were loaned by the railway's two co-owners, the Great Northern Railway and the Midland Railway (MR). To avoid the necessity for such loans, the MR's Locomotive Superintendent, Samuel Waite Johnson, designed a class of 4-4-0 tender locomotives specifically for use on the M&GN. These had much in common with the MR's 1808 class, which had first appeared in 1888. 26 locomotives of the new design were built by Sharp, Stewart & Co. in 1894, with a further seven following in 1896; a final seven were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in 1899 bringing the total to 40. Their numbers on the M&GN were 1–7, 11–14, 17, 18, 36–39, 42–57, 74–80, and they formed M&GN Class C. Ten more were buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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