# Midland Railway 990 Class

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Midland Railway 990 class The official photograph of 990 in photographic grey livery Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Richard Deeley Builder Derby Works Build date 1907–1909 Total produced 10 Specifications Configuration: ​ • Whyte 4-4-0 • UIC 2′B n2, later 2′B h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.994 m) Loco weight 58 long tons 5 cwt (130,500 lb or 59.2 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler MR type G9A, later G9AS Boiler pressure 200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 20+1⁄2 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Deeley Performance figures Tractive effort 23,662 lbf (105.3 kN) Career Operators Midland Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway Class MR: 990 Power class 4P Numbers 990–999 (801–809 from 1926) Withdrawn 1925–1929 Disposition All scrapped

The **Midland Railway 990 class** was a class of [4-4-0](/source/4-4-0) [steam locomotive](/source/Steam_locomotive) with simple expansion. Ten were built by the [Midland Railway](/source/Midland_Railway) in 1907–1909. They shared many features with the [1000 class](/source/Midland_Railway_1000_Class) [compounds](/source/Compound_locomotive). Initially built as saturated, from 1910 to 1914 they were equipped with [superheated](/source/Superheater) boilers. These locomotives were notable for their work north of Leeds, over the difficult Settle and Carlisle route.

## Accidents and incidents

- Main article: [1913 Ais Gill rail accident](/source/1913_Ais_Gill_rail_accident)

- On 2 September 1913, locomotive No. 993 was hauling a stalled express passenger train that was involved in a collision with another express at [Ais Gill](/source/Ais_Gill), [Westmorland](/source/Westmorland) due to the latter [passing signals at danger](/source/Signal_passed_at_danger). The other train was hauled by [Midland Railway Class 2 4-4-0](/source/Midland_Railway_Class_2_4-4-0) No. 446. 16 people were killed and 38 were injured.[1]

## Withdrawal

They passed to the [London, Midland and Scottish Railway](/source/London%2C_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway) (LMS) in 1923 and were withdrawn between 1925 and 1929. In 1926, the eight surviving locomotives were renumbered 801 to 809 to free up their old numbers for more compounds. None were preserved, though the first of the compounds was.

Table of withdrawals[2] Year Quantity in service at start of year Quantity withdrawn Locomotive numbers 1925 10 1 990 1926 9 1 994 1927 8 2 807 1928 6 4 802, 803, 805, 806 1929 2 2 808, 809

## See also

- [Locomotives of the Midland Railway](/source/Locomotives_of_the_Midland_Railway)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-G&H_1-0)** *Gerard, Malcolm; Hamilton, J. A. B. (1981) [1967]. *Trains to Nowhere*. London: Georg Allen & Unwin. pp. 22–25. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-04-385084-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-04-385084-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBaxter1982a176_2-0)** [Baxter 1982a](#CITEREFBaxter1982a), p. 176.

- 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).

- [Casserley, H. C.](/source/H._C._Casserley) & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. *Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway*. Shepperton, Surrey: [Ian Allan](/source/Ian_Allan_Publishing). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7110-0554-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7110-0554-0).

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