Midland Railway 2441 Class

47231 at Whitacre in 1964, just before scrapping (hence the lack of coupling rods).

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Samuel W. Johnson
Builder	Vulcan Foundry
Serial number	1638–1657, 1763–1772, 1783–1812
Build date	1899–1902
Total produced	60

Specifications
Configuration	0-6-0T
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Loco weight	48 long tons 15 cwt (109,200 lb or 49.5 t) 48 long tons 15 hundredweight (49.5 t; 54.6 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap	1,000 imp gal (4,500 l; 1,200 US gal)
Boiler pressure	160 lbf/in² (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson, inside
Valve type	Slide valves

Performance figures
Tractive effort	20,835 lbf (92.7 kN)

Career
Operators	MR » LMS » BR
Power class	3F
Numbers	New: 2441–2460, 2741–2780 1907: 1900–1959 1934: 7200–7259 1948: 47200–47259
Withdrawn	1954–1967

The view from 47231's cab, showing tank top detail, Belpaire firebox, large dome and chimney.

The Midland Railway (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 fireboxes. They were given the power classification 3F. The LMS Fowler Class 3F 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, initially retaining their MR numbers, before being renumbered 7200–7259 between 1934–1937. All passed into British Railways 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 scrapped, though several later LMS locomotives have survived.

Table of withdrawals^[1]
Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers
1954	60	2	47244/45
1955	58	4	47232/37/52/53
1956	54	4	47215/20/33/56
1957	50	7	47206/22/27/40/42/43/58
1958	43	3	47234/49/51
1959	40	9	47205/08/10/14/16/19/26/46/47
1960	31	5	47203/29/38/41/54
1961	26	8	47200/04/09/12/18/21/39/55
1962	18	5	47213/17/24/35/59
1963	13	2	47225/48
1964	11	7	47207/11/23/28/30/36/57
1965	4	1	47250
1966	3	3	47201/02/31

References

↑ Baxter 1982, pp. 147–148.

Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David, ed. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company.
Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 37. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
Essery, R. J. & Jenkinson, D. (1988). An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives from 1883, volume 2: Passenger Tender Classes. Didcot, Oxon: Wild Swan Publications. p. 5. ISBN 0-906867-59-2.
Hunt, David; Essery, R. J.; James, Fred. Midland Engines No. 5 – The Johnson 2441 Class Goods Engines. Didicot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-874103-94-1.

External links

http://www.railuk.co.uk/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=3F-E

Midland Railway locomotives

Matthew Kirtley (1844-1873)	130 156 480 700

Samuel W. Johnson (1873-1903)	115 1000 1116A 1142 1252 1322 1377 2228 2441 2501 2511 Cl. 3 4-4-0

Richard Deeley (1904-1909)	990 1528 2000 Paget locomotive

Henry Fowler (1909-1923)	483 3835 Lickey Banker S&DJR 7F 2-8-0

Locomotives of the Midland Railway LMS locomotives British Railways steam locomotives

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