Midland Railway 480 Class
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The Midland Railway 480 Class was a class of double framed 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by Matthew Kirtley for the Midland Railway of Britain. They were built between 1863 and 1868.
Development[]
They were a development of the , with curved frames, and were themselves developed into the 700 Class.
Ownership[]
In total, 237 were built. Most survived to London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ownership in 1923 but only 3 survived the mass withdrawals of the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Numbering[]
After the Midland Railway's 1907 renumbering scheme, the numbers were:
- 2398–2591 and
- 2672–2686
This totals 209 locomotives, as 28 had been withdrawn between 1902 and 1906.
References[]
- Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Vol. 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. pp. 96–105. ISBN 9780903485524.
Categories:
- Midland Railway locomotives
- 0-6-0 locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1863
- Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
- Dübs locomotives
- Robert Stephenson and Company locomotives
- Kitson locomotives
- YEC locomotives