# Midland Railway 6 Class

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Midland Railway 6 class Type and origin Power type Steam Designer S. W. Johnson Builder Derby Works Order number 1 Build date 1875 Total produced 10 Specifications Configuration: ​ • Whyte 0-4-4T • UIC B2′ n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 3 in (1.600 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) Wheelbase: ​ • Engine 8 feet 9 inches (2.667 m) + 9 feet 9 inches (2.972 m) + 5 feet 0 inches (1.524 m) Loco weight 43 long tons 6 cwt (44.0 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler: ​ • Model Midland Railway Class C • Diameter 4 ft 1 in (1.245 m) • Tube plates 10 ft 6 in (3.200 m) Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) Heating surface 1,254 sq ft (116.5 m2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) Career Operators Midland Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway Withdrawn 1925–1935

The [Midland Railway](/source/Midland_Railway) **6 Class** was a class of ten [0-4-4T](/source/0-4-4T) [steam locomotives](/source/Steam_locomotive). They were built at [Derby Works](/source/Derby_Works) in 1875. A development of the earlier 0-4-4WT of the [690](/source/Midland_Railway_690_Class) and [780](/source/Midland_Railway_780_Class) classes, the first Johnson engines had [side tanks](/source/Side_tank) instead of back tanks.

The original [Midland Railway](/source/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 All passed to the LMS in 1923, but they were all withdrawn and scrapped by 1935.

An abortive attempt was made to preserve the first of the class (No. 1226, which was withdrawn in 1930) and repainted back into its original livery and renumbered it as 6.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](/source/Chief_mechanical_engineer), [William Stanier](/source/William_Stanier), ordered it scrapped in 1932.

Table of withdrawals[1] Year Quantity in service at start of year Quantity withdrawn Locomotive numbers Notes 1925 10 1 1233 1926 9 1 1232 1927 8 1 1231 1928 7 3 1227, 1228, 1230 1930 4 3 1226, 1229, 1234 1935 1 1 1235

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaxter1982a136_1-0)** [Baxter 1982a](#CITEREFBaxter1982a), p. 136.

- 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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