Midland Railway 6 Class

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox locomotive | name = Midland Railway 6 class | image = | alt = | caption = | powertype = Steam | designer = [[S. W. Johnson]] | builder = [[Derby Works]] | ordernumber = 1 | serialnumber = | buildmodel = | builddate = 1875 | totalproduction = 10 | rebuilder = | rebuilddate = | numberrebuilt = | whytetype = [[0-4-4T]] | uicclass = B2′ n2t | driver =  | gauge = {{track gauge|ussg}} | driverdiameter = {{convert|5|ft|3|in|m|3|abbr=on}} | trailingdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|0|in|m|3|abbr=on}} | minimumcurve = | wheelbase = | engine total = {{ubl|{{convert|8|ft|9|in|m|3}} +|{{convert|9|ft|9|in|m|3}} +|{{convert|5|ft|0|in|m|3}}}} | drivers =  | coupled =  | trailing = | wheelspacing =  | length = | over couplers = | over bufferbeams= | width = | height = | frametype = | axleload = | coupled all =  | coupled 1 =  | coupled 2 =  | trail bogie/pony=  | weightondrivers = | locoweight = {{convert|43|LT|6|Lcwt|abbr=on}} | fueltype = Coal | fuelcap = | watercap = | sandcap = | fireboxtype =  | firearea = | boiler = Midland Railway Class C | boilertype =  | pitch =  | diameterinside = {{convert|4|ft|1|in|m|3|abbr=on}} | lengthinside = {{convert|10|ft|6|in|m|3|abbr=on}} | smalltubediameter=  | largetubediameter=  | boilerpressure = {{convert|160|lbf/in2|MPa|2|abbr=on}} | safetyvalvetype =  | feedwaterheater = | totalsurface = {{convert|1254|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} | tubearea = | archarea = | fluearea = | tubesandflues = | fireboxarea = | superheatertype = | superheaterarea = | cylindercount = Two, inside | cylindersize = {{convert|17|x|24|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} | valvegear = | valvetype = | valvetravel = | valvelap = | valvelead = | transmission = | trainheating = | locobrakes = | locobrakeforce = | trainbrakes = | safety = | coupling = | maxspeed = | poweroutput = | tractiveeffort = | factorofadhesion = | operator = {{ubl|[[Midland Railway]]|[[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]]}} | operatorclass = | powerclass = | numinclass = | fleetnumbers = | officialname = | nicknames = | axleloadclass = | locale = | deliverydate = | firstrundate = | lastrundate = | withdrawndate = 1925–1935 | preservedunits = | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = | notes = }} The [[Midland Railway]] '''6 Class''' was a class of ten [[0-4-4T]] [[steam locomotive]]s. They were built at [[Derby Works]] in 1875. A development of the earlier 0-4-4WT of the [[Midland Railway 690 Class|690]] and [[Midland Railway 780 Class|780]] classes, the first Johnson engines had [[side tank]]s instead of back tanks.

The original [[Midland Railway]] (MR) numbers were 6, 15, 18, 137, 140–144, and 147. The 1907 numbers were 1226–1235. All passed to the LMS in 1923, but they were all withdrawn and scrapped by 1935.

An abortive attempt was made to preserve the first of the class (No. 1226, which was withdrawn in 1930) and repainted back into its original livery and renumbered it as 6. However, the new [[chief mechanical engineer|Chief Mechanical Engineer]], [[William Stanier]], ordered it scrapped in 1932.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style=text-align:center |+ class="nowrap" | Table of withdrawals{{sfn|Baxter|1982a|p=136}} ! Year !! Quantity in<br />service at<br />start of year !! Quantity<br />withdrawn !! Locomotive numbers !! Notes |- | 1925 || 10 || 1 || align=left | 1233 || align=left | |- | 1926 || 9 || 1 || align=left | 1232 || align=left | |- | 1927 || 8 || 1 || align=left | 1231 || align=left | |- | 1928 || 7 || 3 || align=left | 1227, 1228, 1230 || align=left | |- | 1930 || 4 || 3 || align=left | 1226, 1229, 1234 || align=left | |- | 1935 || 1 || 1 || align=left | 1235 || align=left | |}

== References == {{reflist}} *{{Baxter: British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923|volume=3A}} * ''An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives'' Volume 3 - ''Tank Engines'' by R. J. Essery & D. Jenkinson {{ISBN|9780906867662}}

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