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The
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...
(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 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 sq ...
es. They were given the power classification 3F. The
LMS Fowler Class 3F
The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 3F is a class of steam locomotive, often known as Jinty. They represent the ultimate development of the Midland Railway's six-coupled tank engines. They could reach speeds of up to 60 ...
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
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally u ...
, initially retaining their MR numbers, before being renumbered 7200–7259 between 1934 and 1937. All passed into
British Railways
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...
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
scrap
Scrap consists of Recycling, recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap Waste valorization, has monetary ...
ped, though several later LMS locomotives have survived.
Accidents and incidents
*On 12 July 1932, locomotive No. 1909 was hauling a freight train that collided with a passenger train that had been derailed by
catch point
Catch points and trap points are types of turnout which act as railway safety devices. Both work by guiding railway carriages and trucks from a dangerous route onto a separate, safer track. Catch points are used to derail vehicles which are ou ...
s at station. It was also derailed, as were five wagons. There were no injuries.
References
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External links
Class 3F-E Detailsat ''Rail UK''
{{Midland Railway Locomotives
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0-6-0T locomotives
Vulcan Foundry locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1899
Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Scrapped locomotives