{{Short description|Class of British steam locomotives}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{no footnotes|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox locomotive |name = Midland Railway 2441 Class |powertype = Steam |image = 47223 Toton MPD '63 (27272283349).jpg |caption = 47223 at Toton MPD in 1963 |designer = [[Samuel Waite Johnson]] |builder = [[Vulcan Foundry]] |serialnumber = 1638–1657, 1763–1772, 1783–1812 |builddate = 1899–1902 |totalproduction = 60 |whytetype = [[0-6-0T]] |gauge = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}} |driverdiameter = {{convert|4|ft|7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |length = |locoweight = {{long ton|48|15}}<br>{{convert|48|LT|15|lcwt|t ST}} |fueltype = [[Coal]] |fuelcap = |watercap = {{convert|1000|impgal|abbr=on}} |firearea = |boilerpressure = {{convert|160|lbf/in2|MPa|2|abbr=on}} |cylindercount = Two, inside |cylindersize = {{convert|18|x|26|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |valvegear = [[Stephenson valve gear|Stephenson]], inside |valvetype = [[Slide valve]]s |tractiveeffort = {{convert|20835|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}} |operator = [[Midland Railway|MR]] » [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]] » [[British Railways|BR]] |fleetnumbers = ''New:'' 2441–2460, 2741–2780<br>''1907:'' 1900–1959<br>''1934:'' 7200–7259<br>''1948:'' 47200–47259 |powerclass = 3F |withdrawndate = 1954–1967 |disposition = All scrapped }} [[File:47231 view from cab.jpg|thumb|right|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 [[0-6-0T]] steam locomotives. They were introduced by Samuel Johnson in 1899, originally with [[round-topped firebox]]es. [[Henry Fowler (engineer)|Henry Fowler]] later rebuilt them with [[Belpaire firebox]]es. 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 and 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 [[scrap]]ped, though several later LMS locomotives have survived.
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Table of withdrawals{{sfn|Baxter|1982a|pp=147–148}} ! Year !! Quantity in<br>service at<br>start of year !! Quantity<br>withdrawn !! Locomotive numbers |- | 1954 || 60 || 2 || align=left | 47244–45 |- | 1955 || 58 || 4 || align=left | 47232/37/52–53 |- | 1956 || 54 || 4 || align=left | 47215/20/33/56 |- | 1957 || 50 || 7 || align=left | 47206/22/27/40/42–43/58 |- | 1958 || 43 || 3 || align=left | 47234/49/51 |- | 1959 || 40 || 9 || align=left | 47205/08/10/14/16/19/26/46–47 |- | 1960 || 31 || 5 || align=left | 47203/29/38/41/54 |- | 1961 || 26 || 8 || align=left | 47200/04/09/12/18/21/39/55 |- | 1962 || 18 || 5 || align=left | 47213/17/24/35/59 |- | 1963 || 13 || 2 || align=left | 47225/48 |- | 1964 || 11 || 7 || align=left | 47207/11/23/28/30/36/57 |- | 1965 || 4 || 1 || align=left | 47250 |- | 1966 || 3 || 3 || align=left | 47201–02/31 |- |}
==Accidents and incidents== *On 12 July 1932, locomotive No. 1909 was hauling a freight train that collided with a passenger train that had been derailed by [[catch point]]s at {{rws|London King's Cross}} station. It was also derailed, as were five wagons. There were no injuries.<ref name=MOT1932>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_KingsCross1932.pdf |title=Metropolitan Railway |publisher=Ministry of Transport |date=5 October 1932 |access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}} * {{Baxter: British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923|volume=3A}} * {{0-7110-0554-0|page=37}} * {{EsseryJenkinson-Midland Locos Volume 2|page=5}} * {{cite book |last1=Hunt |first1=David |last2=Essery |first2=R. J. |author2link=Bob Essery |last3=James |first3=Fred |title=Midland Engines No. 5 – The Johnson 2441 Class Goods Engines |location=Didicot |publisher=Wild Swan Publications |isbn=1-874103-94-1 }}
== External links == {{commons category|Midland Railway 2441 Class}} * [http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=3F-E Class 3F-E Details] at ''Rail UK''
{{Midland Railway Locomotives}}
[[Category:Midland Railway locomotives|2441]] [[Category:0-6-0T locomotives]] [[Category:C n2t locomotives]] [[Category:Vulcan Foundry locomotives]] [[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1899]] [[Category:Standard-gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain]] [[Category:Scrapped locomotives]]