Midland Railway 480 Class

Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	C n2
Gauge	4 ft 8 1&fras1;2 in (1,435 mm)
Coupled dia.	5 ft 2 1&fras1;2 in (1,588 mm)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Heating surface	1,107 sq ft (102.8 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	16 1&fras1;2 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Matthew Kirtley
Builder	Derby Works (77); Dübs & Co. (20); Robert Stephenson & Co. (65); Kitson & Co. (45); Sharp, Stewart & Co. (20); Yorkshire Engine Co. (10);
Build date	1863–1869
Total produced	237

Midland Railway 480 Class
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Matthew Kirtley
Builder	Derby Works (77); Dübs & Co. (20); Robert Stephenson & Co. (65); Kitson & Co. (45); Sharp, Stewart & Co. (20); Yorkshire Engine Co. (10);
Build date	1863–1869
Total produced	237
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	C n2
Gauge	4 ft 8 1&fras1;2 in (1,435 mm)
Coupled dia.	5 ft 2 1&fras1;2 in (1,588 mm)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Heating surface	1,107 sq ft (102.8 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	16 1&fras1;2 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)
Career
Operators	Midland Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway;
Power class	1F
Withdrawn	1902–1946
Disposition	All scrapped

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 240 Class, 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This totals 209 locomotives, as 28 had been withdrawn between 1902 and 1906.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. Volume 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. pp. 96–105. ISBN 9780903485524.