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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] |
