Midland Railway 1252 Class
The Midland Railway 1252 class was a class of 30 0-4-4T locomotives built by Neilson and Company in 1875–1876 to the design of Samuel W. Johnson. They were a development of the 6 Class. Originally numbers 1262–1281 and 1252–1261. Under the Midland Railway's 1907 renumbering scheme they became 1236–1265.
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Construction history
For this class, the Midland used nominal 5-foot-6 1⁄2-inch (1,689 mm) diameter driving wheels, whereas in all later engines (starting with the 1532 Class) they used nominal 5-foot-3-inch (1,600 mm) diameter wheels. They were given the power classification 1P.
| Original No. | 1907 (& LMS) No. | Manufacturer | Works Nos. | Year | Notes |
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| 1262–1274 | 1236–1246 | Neilson & Co. | 2038–2050 | 1875 | |
| 1280–1281 | 1247–1248 | Neilson & Co. | 2051–2052 | 1876 | |
| 1252–1261 | 1254–1265 | Neilson & Co. | ? – ? | 1876 | |
| 1275–1279 | 1249–1253 | Neilson & Co. | ? – ? | 1876 |
Service history
All except one locomotive passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) at the 1923 grouping; and nine, Nos 1239/46/47/49/51/52/55/60/61 were still in LMS stock at the end of 1947 and passed to British Railways (BR). BR allocated them numbers 58030–58038, though only three 58033/36/38 received them before withdrawal. The class became extinct in 1954. None was preserved.
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year | Quantity withdrawn | Locomotive numbers | Notes |
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| 1920 | 30 | 1 | 1245 | |
| 1925 | 29 | 1 | 1248 | |
| 1926 | 28 | 1 | 1254 | |
| 1927 | 27 | 2 | 1243, 1264 | |
| 1928 | 25 | 1 | 1256 | |
| 1929 | 24 | 2 | 1244, 1265 | |
| 1930 | 22 | 2 | 1237, 1262 | |
| 1931 | 20 | 1 | 1257 | |
| 1932 | 19 | 3 | 1241, 1242, 1250 | |
| 1934 | 16 | 2 | 1236, 1259 | |
| 1935 | 14 | 1 | 1238 | |
| 1936 | 13 | 1 | 1263 | |
| 1937 | 12 | 1 | 1258 | |
| 1945 | 11 | 1 | 1240 | |
| 1946 | 10 | 1 | 1253 | |
| 1948 | 9 | 1 | 1262 | |
| 1949 | 8 | 3 | 1239, 1246, 1247 | |
| 1950 | 5 | 4 | 1251, 1252, 58036, 58033 | |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 | 58038 |
References
- Baxter 1982, pp. 136–137.
- Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Volume 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 9780903485524.
- Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
Further reading
- Bob Essery and David Jenkinson An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives vol 3
- Bob Essery and David Jenkinson An Illustrated History of LMS Locomotives vol 4