Midland Railway 156 Class

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Midland Railway 156 Class
MR 158A at Swanwick 1.jpg
MR 158A, the oldest surviving Midland Railway locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Matthew Kirtley (rebuilt by Samuel W. Johnson)
Builder Derby Works
Build date1866–1874
Total produced29
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 2-4-0
   UIC 1B n
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.6 ft 2.5 in (1.892 m)
Loco weight41 long tons 5 cwt (92,400 lb or 41.9 t)
Fuel type Coal
Water cap.2,000 imp gal (9,100 L; 2,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure140 psi (0.97 MPa)
Cylinders Two, inside
Performance figures
Tractive effort 12,340 lbf (54.89 kN)
Career
Withdrawn1890s - 1947
DispositionOne preserved, remainder scrapped

The Midland Railway 156 Class was a class of 2-4-0 tender engines built at Derby Works between 1866 and 1874. In total 29 of the class were built under the Midland Railway. They were rebuilt sometime between 1873 and 1903. [1]

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History

These engines were used on express passenger trains to London King's Cross railway station, which was then the Midland Railway's terminus there. [2] 21 survived to become part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) fleet of engines in 1923. By then they were reduced to the humblest of roles. In September 1930, the LMS recognised the significance of the class and number 156 itself was ear-marked for preservation. However, William Stanier chose not to preserve it and the engine was scrapped two years later. [3] [4]

Preservation

One engine, 158A (originally built as 158 before subsequently renumbered, becoming Midland Railway No. 2 in 1907 and finally 20002 by the LMS in 1934) survives. It was withdrawn from service in July 1947 as a station pilot at Nottingham station by the LMS and restored to Midland condition and original number. It was a static exhibit in Birmingham during the centenary celebrations at the New Street station in 1954. [5] [6]

The locomotive was preserved at Derby Works until being moved to the National Railway Museum. It was placed on loan to the Midland Railway – Butterley in Derbyshire in 1975 [7] and remained on display there until 2021. Following cosmetic attention at the Locomotion Museum in Shildon, the locomotive was placed on a three-year loan to Barrow Hill Engine Shed from August 2022. [8] The surviving example is not in as built condition, being reboilered twice and having the front end rebuilt, and the current tender being taken from scrapped 700 Class No. 2846. [9]

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References

  1. Baxter 1982, pp. 62–66.
  2. Websites, Steve Morris (SJM. "158A" . Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "Castle Bromwich Station: Ex-Midland Railway 1P 2-4-0 No 1 stands at the up platform on a Birmingham to Derby local train on 3rd June 1925". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. "Kings Norton Locomotives: Ex-MR outside-framed 2-4-0 No 1 is seen on a local passenger train to Birmingham New Street". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. "Kings Heath Station - Ex-Midland Railway outside curved frame Kirtley 2-4-0 No 20002 is seen leaving Kings Heath for Camp Hill". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. "Bournville Shed - LMSR 1P 2-4-0 No 20002 photographed outside the shed at Bournville on Saturday 2nd March 1935" . Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. "Midland Railway No. 158A, Butterley, June 1976" . Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. "Oldest surviving Midland Railway locomotive begins three year loan at Barrow Hill". National Railway Museum. Science Museum Group. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. D Sharpe, The Railways of Cadbury and Bourneville, Bournbrook Publications, 2002. Page 66