Midland Railway 130 Class

{{short description|Class of railway engines}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox Locomotive |powertype=Steam |name = Midland Railway 130 Class |image = Midland Railway 2-2-2 locomotive No 130, built by R. Stephenson & Co in 1852 – Original version, with caption.jpg |caption = Sketch of the locomotive |designer = [[Matthew Kirtley]] (rebuilt by [[Samuel Waite Johnson|Samuel W. Johnson]]) |builder = |builddate = 1852–1866 |totalproduction = 75 |whytetype = [[2-2-2]] |uicclass = |gauge = |leadingdiameter = |driverdiameter={{convert|6|ft|8|in|m|3|abbr=on}} |length = |locoweight= {{convert|29.5|LT|abbr=on}} |fueltype = Coal |fuelcap = |watercap = |cylindercount = Two, inside |cylindersize= {{convert|16|x|22|in|abbr=on}} |firearea = |boilerpressure = |tractiveeffort = |operatorclass= |withdrawndate=1876–1905 |disposition= All scrapped}}

The '''Midland Railway 130 Class''' was a class of [[2-2-2]] [[tender engine]]s built, intended for express passenger duties. They were designed by [[Matthew Kirtley]]. In total 75 of the class were built in several batches between 1853 and 1866. Many were rebuilt by [[Samuel Waite Johnson|Samuel W. Johnson]] with cabs and new fireboxes after 1875.<ref name=Cassereley>{{cite book| last = Casserley | first = H.C. | title = Historic locomotive pocket book | place = London | publisher = Batsford | year = 1960 | pages = 14–15}}</ref> They were also divided into four classes: the 130 class of 1852, the 136 class of 1856–1861, the 1 class of 1859–1862, and the 30 class of 1865–1866.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://steamindex.com/locotype/midland.htm|title = Midland locomotives}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Midland Railway 0130 Class}} [[Category:Midland Railway locomotives|0130]] [[Category:2-2-2 locomotives]] [[Category:1A1 n2 locomotives]] [[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1852]]