Midland Railway 1528 Class

The Midland Railway 1528 class was a class of ten small 0-4-0T steam locomotives designed for shunting. They all remained in service until 1957, when withdrawals began, the last being withdrawn in 1966.

Midland Railway 1528 class
41537 in Gloucester Docks, April 1959
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerRichard Deeley
BuilderDerby Works
Build date1907, 1921–22
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0T
 • UICB n2t
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.3 ft 9 3⁄4 in (1.162 m)
Wheelbase7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Loco weight32 long tons 16 cwt (73,500 lb or 33.3 t)
Fuel typeCoal
BoilerMR type J2
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort14,635 lbf (65.10 kN)
Career
OperatorsMR » LMS » BR
Power classUnclassified
Withdrawn1957–1966
DispositionAll scrapped

Construction history

Ten were built in two batches; all at the Midland Railway's Derby Works: the first five, Nos 1528–1533, in 1907 on Derby order number 3031, and the second five, 1534–1537, in 1921–1922, with only minor detail differences between the batches.

Service history

They all passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the grouping in 1923, keeping their Midland Railway numbers.

After nationalisation in 1948, British Railways added 40000 to their numbers to become 41528–41537.

Table of withdrawals[1]
YearQuanitiy in
service at
start of year		Quantity
withdrawn		Locomotive numbers
195710241530, 41534
19618341529, 41532, 41536
19635241531, 41537
19643141535
19662241528, 41533

None have survived to preservation.

References
  1. Baxter 1982, pp. 117, 180.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Volume 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. pp. 177, 180. ISBN 9780903485524.
  • Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 32. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
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