The Midland Railway 780 Class was a class of

0-4-4T Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles. This type was only used ...

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s. They were built by Dubs & Co. in 1870, and were very similar to the 690 Class. Originally numbers 780–799. They were double-framed engines with a back tank behind the cab under the bunker. They were all originally fitted with condensing apparatus for working the Metropolitan lines. In 1898, Nos. 780–783 were transferred to the duplicate list as Nos 780A–783A. Their 1907 numbers were 1206–1225. No. 1212 was withdrawn in 1921, but the remaining 19 were inherited by the

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at the Grouping in 1923. They were all withdrawn, and were extinct by 1935.

References

* * ''An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives'' Volume 3 - ''Tank Engines'' by R. J. Essery & D. Jenkinson {{DEFAULTSORT:Midland Railway 0780 Class 0-4-4T locomotives 0780 Class Railway locomotives introduced in 1870 Dübs locomotives