Midland Railway 480 Class

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Midland Railway 480 Class
Midland Railway No 594, 480 Class 0-6-0 Goods Locomotive built by M. Kirtley, 1863-69 - Enhanced version, no caption.jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Matthew Kirtley
Builder
Build date1863–1869
Total produced237
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-0
   UIC C n2
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Coupled dia.5 ft 2+12 in (1,588 mm)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Heating surface1,107 sq ft (102.8 m2)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 16+12 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)
Career
Operators
Power class1F
Withdrawn1902–1946
DispositionAll scrapped

The Midland Railway 480 Class was a class of double framed 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by Matthew Kirtley for the Midland Railway of Britain. They were built between 1863 and 1868.

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Development

They were a development of the 240 Class, with curved frames, and were themselves developed into the 700 Class.

Ownership

In total, 237 were built. Most survived to London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ownership in 1923, but only three survived the mass withdrawals of the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Numbering

After the Midland Railway's 1907 renumbering scheme, the numbers were:

This totals 209 locomotives, as 28 had been withdrawn between 1902 and 1906.

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