Midland Railway 2228 Class

The Midland Railway 2228 Class was a class of 0-4-4T side tank steam locomotive designed by Samuel Johnson. They were given the power classification 1P.

Midland Railway 2228 class
LMS 1382 at St. Pancras, January 1948
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Samuel Johnson Builder Dübs & Co. (40) Derby Works (10) Order number Derby: 1602 Serial number Dübs: 3200–3219, 3898–3917 Build date 1895–1900 Total produced 50
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-4T  • UIC B2′ n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.613 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 0+1⁄2 in (0.927 m) Loco weight 53 long tons 4 cwt (54.1 t; 59.6 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler MR type C1 Boiler pressure 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Stephenson Valve type Slide valves
Performance figures Tractive effort 15,490 lbf (68.90 kN)
Career Operators Midland Railway → London, Midland and Scottish Railway → British Railways Power class 1P Numbers New: 2228–2247, 690–695, 780–783, 2611–2630 1907: 1381–1430 1948: 58073–58091 Locale London Midland Region Withdrawn November 1930 – August 1960 Disposition All scrapped

Overview

They were a follow-on to the 1823 class of 1889–1893, and were the Midland's last order of 0-4-4T locomotive, though the LMS did build some class 2 0-4-4Ts in 1932/3.

A total of fifty were built: two batches of twenty from Dübs and Company of Glasgow, were separated by an order of 10 from Derby Works.

Table of orders and numbers

Original No.	1907 (& LMS) No.	Manufacturer	Works Nos.	Year	Notes
2228–2232	1381–1385	Dübs & Co.	3215–3219	1895
2233–2247	1386–1400	Dübs & Co.	3200–3214	1895
690–695	1401–1406	Derby Works	(order No. 1602)	1898
780–783	1407–1410	Derby Works	(order No. 1602)	1898
2611–2630	1411–1430	Dübs & Co.	3898–3917	1900

All were in service at the 1907 renumbering, and all passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the 1923 Grouping. Withdrawals started in 1930, and twenty locomotives were still in LMS stock at the end of 1947, to be inherited by British Railways.

Withdrawal

No. 1385 was withdrawn in January 1948, and in March the remaining nineteen (1382/89/90/96/97, 1402/06/11/13/16/20–26/29/30) were allocated the BR numbers 58073–58091, although four did not receive their BR numbers before their withdrawal. The last, 58087 was withdrawn in August 1960. All members of the class were scrapped.

Table of withdrawals

Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers	Notes
1930	50	1	1419
1931	49	5	1383/8486/99, 1412
1934	44	3	1388/98, 1414
1935	41	5	1391, 1405/15/18/27
1937	36	2	1400/10
1938	34	3	1381/87/92
1939	31	2	1394, 1417
1944	29	1	1393
1946	28	6	1395, 1401/03/07/09/28
1947	22	2	1404/08
1948	20	3	1385/89, 1413, 58080
1949	17	1	1402
1950	16	3	1406, 58082–83
1953	13	4	58075–76/89–90
1955	9	3	58077/85/88
1956	6	3	58073/91
1957	3	1	58084
1959	2	1	58086
1960	1	1	58087

References

• 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 9780903485524.
• James, F.; Hunt, B. D.; Essery, R. J. (1999). Midland Engines: No. 1 — The '1883' & '2228' Class Bogie Passenger Tanks. Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-874103-50-X.