# Midland Railway 1252 Class

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Class of British steam locomotives

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Midland Railway 1252 class LMS 1251 at Ashchurch, September 1946 Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Samuel W. Johnson Builder Neilson and Company Build date 1875–1876 Total produced 30 Specifications Configuration: ​ • Whyte 0-4-4T • UIC B2′ n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1,689 mm) Trailing dia. 3 ft 0 in (914 mm) Loco weight 53 long tons 4 cwt (119,200 lb or 54.1 t) Boiler MR type C Boiler pressure 140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa) Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Stephenson Performance figures Tractive effort 13,810 lbf (61.43 kN) Career Operators MR » LMS » BR Power class 1P Withdrawn 1920–1954 Disposition All scrapped

The **Midland Railway 1252 class** was a class of thirty [0-4-4T](/source/0-4-4T) locomotives built by [Neilson and Company](/source/Neilson_and_Company) in 1875–1876 to the design of [Samuel Waite Johnson](/source/Samuel_Waite_Johnson). They were a development of the [6 Class](/source/Midland_Railway_6_Class). Originally numbers 1262–1281 and 1252–1261. Under the [Midland Railway](/source/Midland_Railway)'s 1907 renumbering scheme they became 1236–1265.

## Construction history

The Midland used nominal 5-foot-6+1⁄2-inch (1,689 mm) diameter [driving wheels](/source/Driving_wheels) for this class, whereas in all later engines (starting with the [1532 Class](/source/Midland_Railway_1532_Class)) they used nominal 5-foot-3-inch (1,600 mm) diameter wheels. They were given the [power classification](/source/Power_classification) 1P.

Table of orders and numbers[1] Original No. 1907 (& LMS) No. Manufacturer Works Nos. Year Notes 1262–1274 1236–1246 Neilson & Co. 2038–2050 1875 1280–1281 1247–1248 Neilson & Co. 2051–2052 1876 1252–1261 1254–1265 Neilson & Co. ? – ? 1876 1275–1279 1249–1253 Neilson & Co. ? – ? 1876

## Service history

All but one locomotive passed to the [London, Midland and Scottish Railway](/source/London%2C_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway) (LMS) at the [1923 grouping](/source/Railways_Act_1921); and nine, Nos 1239/46/47/49/51/52/55/60/61 were still in [LMS stock at the end of 1947](/source/List_of_LMS_locomotives_as_of_31_December_1947) and passed to [British Railways](/source/British_Rail) (BR). BR allocated them numbers 58030–58038, though only three 58033/36/38 received them before withdrawal. All members of the class were withdrawn and scrapped by 1954.

Table of withdrawals[1] Year Quantity in service at start of year Quantity withdrawn Locomotive numbers Notes 1920 30 1 1245 1925 29 1 1248 1926 28 1 1254 1927 27 2 1243, 1264 1928 25 1 1256 1929 24 2 1244, 1265 1930 22 2 1237, 1262 1931 20 1 1257 1932 19 3 1241, 1242, 1250 1934 16 2 1236, 1259 1935 14 1 1238 1936 13 1 1263 1937 12 1 1258 1945 11 1 1240 1946 10 1 1253 1948 9 1 1262 1949 8 3 1239, 1246, 1247 1950 5 4 1251, 1252, 58036, 58033 1954 1 1 58038

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaxter1982a136–137_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaxter1982a136–137_1-1) [Baxter 1982a](#CITEREFBaxter1982a), pp. 136–137.

- Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). *British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923*. Vol. 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780903485524](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780903485524).

- [Casserley, H. C.](/source/H._C._Casserley) & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. *Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway*. Shepperton, Surrey: [Ian Allan](/source/Ian_Allan_Publishing). pp. 27–28. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7110-0554-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7110-0554-0).

## Further reading

- [Bob Essery](/source/Bob_Essery) and [David Jenkinson](/source/David_Jenkinson) *An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives vol 3*

- [Bob Essery](/source/Bob_Essery) and [David Jenkinson](/source/David_Jenkinson) *An Illustrated History of LMS Locomotives vol 4*

v t e Midland Railway locomotives Matthew Kirtley (1844–1873) 130 156 480 690 700 780 Samuel Waite Johnson (1873–1903) 6 115 1000 1102 1116A 1121 1134A 1142 1252 1322 1377 1532 1823 1833 2228 2441 2501 2511 2601 Cl. 1 2-4-0 Cl. 2 4-4-0 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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