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Midland Railway 480 Class

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Power type
  
Steam

Build date
  
1863–1869

Configuration
  
0-6-0

Designer
  
Matthew Kirtley

Total produced
  
237

Builder
  
Derby Works (77) Dübs & Co. (20) Robert Stephenson & Co. (65) Kitson & Co. (45) Sharp, Stewart & Co. (20) Yorkshire Engine Co. (10)

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 3 survived the mass withdrawals of the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Numbering

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

  • 2398–2591 and
  • 2672–2686
  • This totals 209 locomotives, as 28 had been withdrawn between 1902 and 1906.

    References

    Midland Railway 480 Class Wikipedia