The Midland Railway 1823 Class was a class of twenty 0-4-4T steam locomotives. They had the power classification 1P.
History They were built in two batches of 10 each at Derby in 1889 and 1892. They were a development of the 1532 Class. The 1833 Class followed, and confusingly is sometimes grouped into this class.
+ Table of orders and numbers Original No. 1907 (& LMS) No. Manufacturer Works Nos. Qty Year Notes 1823–1832 1331–1340 Derby Works (order No. 763) 10 1889 1322–1326, 202, 1428–1430, 1697 1341–1350 Derby Works (order no. 981) 10 1892
Under the Midland Railway 1907 renumbering scheme, they were given the numbers 1331–1350. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway numbers were the same. Seven, numbers 1337/40–42/44/48/50 were inherited by British Railways in 1948. In March 1948 they were allocated the numbers 58052–58058 to create space in the ex-LMS numbering series for Ivatt Class 2 tank locomotives, but only five received their new number. All were withdrawn and scrapped.
+ Table of withdrawals Year Quantity inservice atstart of year Quantitywithdrawn Locomotive numbers Notes 1925 20 1 1335 1931 19 7 1331–1333, 1336, 1339, 1345, 1349 1934 12 1 1347 1937 11 1 1343 1946 10 1 1334 1947 9 2 1338, 1346 1948 7 1 1342 1949 6 1 1348 1951 5 1 58052 1952 4 1 58058 1953 3 1 58053 1955 2 1 58054 1959 1 1 58056
References
An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives Volume 3 - Tank Engines by R. J. Essery & D. Jenkinson