The Midland Railway 1833 Class was a class of thirty 0-4-4T steam locomotives. They are sometimes included with the earlier 1823 Class or the later 2228 Class.
Construction Originally built in two batches: numbers 1833–1842 and 2013–2022 were built in 1892 by Dübs and Company and 2218–2227 in 1893 by Neilson and Company. The 2228 Class followed in 1895. In the 1907 Midland Railway renumbering scheme these became numbers 1351–1380. They retained their numbers through the LMS period.
+ Table of orders and numbers Original No. 1907 (& LMS) No. Manufacturer Works Nos. Qty Year Notes 1833–1842 1351–1360 Dübs & Co. 2847–2856 10 1892 2013–2022 1361–1370 Dübs & Co. 2857–2866 10 1892 2218–2227 1371–1380 Neilson & Co. 4607–4616 10 1893
BR Service Fourteen survived to be inherited by BR in 1948; numbers 1353/57/58/60/65–68/70/71/73/75/77/79. In March 1948 BR allocated them the numbers 58059–58072 to make room for LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T locomotives, but only eleven actually received their new numbers.
They were built with typical Midland-pattern Johnson boilers with the flared safety valve housing. Some were later rebuilt with LMS pattern boilers with a Belpaire firebox and smaller pop valves. Some had condensing gear fitted for working the 'Widened Lines' tunnels of the Metropolitan Railway.
Withdrawal
They were all withdrawn between 1928 and 1959. None has been preserved.
+ Table of withdrawals Year Quantity inservice atstart of year Quantitywithdrawn Locomotive numbers Notes 1928 30 1 1359 1929 29 0 – 1930 29 2 1362, 1372 1931 27 1 1352 1932 26 0 – 1933 26 1 1351 1934 25 0 – 1935 25 2 1354, 1356 1936 23 3 1355, 1369, 1376 1937 20 1 1362 1938 19 1 1364 1939–45 18 0 – 1945 18 1 1378 1946 17 3 1361, 1374, 1380 1947–49 14 0 – 1950 14 4 58059–61, 1366 1951 10 1 1365 1952 9 1 58069 1953 8 3 1370, 58068/70 1954–55 5 0 – 1956 5 3 58062/71–72 1957 2 0 – 1958 2 1 58066 1959 1 1 58065
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