# Midland Railway 690 Class

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Midland Railway 690 class Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Matthew Kirtley Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Serial number 869–874 Build date 1869 Total produced 6 Specifications Configuration: ​ • Whyte 0-4-4T • UIC B2′ n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) Wheelbase: ​ • Engine 8 ft 0 in (2.438 m) + 9 ft 9 in (2.972 m) + 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) Loco weight 43 long tons 13 cwt (44.4 t) Boiler: ​ • Diameter 4 ft 3 in (1.295 m) • Tube plates 11 ft 0 in (3.353 m) Heating surface 1,072.7 sq ft (99.66 m2) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) Career Operators Midland Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway Nicknames New: 690–695 1907: 1200–1205 Withdrawn 1926–1934

The [Midland Railway](/source/Midland_Railway) **690 Class** was a class of six [0-4-4T](/source/0-4-4T) built by [Beyer, Peacock and Company](/source/Beyer%2C_Peacock_and_Company) in 1869 for use in the London area.

They were [double-framed](/source/Locomotive_frame#Plate_frames) [Kirtley](/source/Matthew_Kirtley) engines with a back tank, i.e. the tank was placed beneath the bunker. The [780 Class](/source/Midland_Railway_780_Class) was similar.

Their original numbers were 690–695. In 1898 they were transferred to the duplicate list as 690A–695A. Their [1907 numbers](/source/LMS_locomotive_numbering_and_classification#Midland_Railway) were 1200–1205. All were inherited by the [London, Midland and Scottish Railway](/source/London%2C_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway) in 1923. In 1930 the two remaining, 1201/3 were renumbered 1212/3. The final one was withdrawn in 1934. All were scrapped.

Table of withdrawals[1] Year Quantity in service at start of year Quantity withdrawn Locomotive numbers Notes 1926 6 1 1205 1928 5 3 1200, 1202, 1204 1930 2 1 1213 1934 1 1 1212

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaxter1982a75_1-0)** [Baxter 1982a](#CITEREFBaxter1982a), p. 75.

- 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).

- *An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives* Volume 3 - *Tank Engines* by R. J. Essery & D. Jenkinson [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780906867662](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780906867662)

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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