Midland Railway 2501 class

Midland Railway No. 2510

| Type and origin

Power type| Steam
Builder| Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number| 16621–16630, 16844–16853, 16960–16965, 16984–16987
Build date| 1899
Total produced| 30
| Specifications

Configuration:
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• Whyte| 2-6-0
• UIC| 1′Cn2
Gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.| 2 ft 9+1⁄4 in (845 mm)
Driver dia.| 5 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1,530 mm)
Length| over buffers: 51 ft 6+1⁄4 in (15.70 m)
Axle load| 13 long tons 7 cwt (29,900 lb or 13.6 t)
Adhesive weight| 38 long tons 0.75 cwt (85,200 lb or 38.6 t)
Loco weight| 45 long tons 16.25 cwt (102,600 lb or 46.5 t)
Tender weight| 34 long tons 12.5 cwt (77,600 lb or 35.2 t)
Tender type| Two two-axle bogies
Fuel type| Coal
Boiler pressure| 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders| Two, outside
Cylinder size| 18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear| Stephenson, inside
Valve type| Slide valves
| Performance figures

Tractive effort| 17,626 lbf (78.40 kN)
| Career

Operators| Midland Railway
Class| 2501
Numbers| New: 2501–2510, 2521–2540
1907: 2200–2229
Delivered| 1899
Withdrawn| 1908–1914
Disposition| All scrapped

The Midland Railway 2501 Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives built in the United States in 1899. The Midland's own Derby Works had reached their capacity, and were unable to produce additional engines at the time, and many British locomotive builders were recovering from a labor dispute over working hours, thus the railway placed an order with the Baldwin Locomotive Works for 30 engines. These engines were manufactured in four batches and shipped disassembled as kits of parts, before being re-assembled at Derby. Baldwin constructed similar 2-6-0's for the Great Central Railway (GCR Class 15) and Great Northern Railway (GNR Class H1) around the same time.[1][2]

## Appearance

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The engines were designed with little or no consideration to British practice, having several distinct characteristics of American practice, such as the use of bar frames, sand carried in a second dome on top of the boiler, and eight-wheel bogie tenders.[3] A further 10 engines were ordered from the Schenectady Locomotive Works, which became the 2511 Class.

## Numbering

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Originally Nos 2501–2510, 2521–2540, in the Midland's 1907 renumbering scheme, the Baldwins became Nos 2200–2229, in the same order.

## Withdrawal

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Being non-standard, they had a short life and were all withdrawn between November 1908 and March 1914.[4] All were scrapped.

Table of withdrawals[4] Year | Quantity in
service at
start of year | Quantity
withdrawn | Locomotive numbers | Notes

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1908 | 30 | 1 | 2209 |
1909 | 29 | 8 | 2212, 2215, 2219–2221, 2225, 2226, 2229 |
1910 | 21 | 3 | 2203, 2204, 2207 |
1911 | 18 | 3 | 2200, 2202, 2208 |
1912 | 15 | 2 | 2227, 2228 |
1913 | 13 | 10 | 2201, 2205, 2206, 2211, 2213, 2216–2218, 2222, 2224 |
1914 | 3 | 3 | 2210, 2214, 2223 |

## See also

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* Locomotives of the Midland Railway

## References

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1. ^ "LOCOMOTIVES OF THE GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY - Paul Johnson".
2. ^ "[Baldwin Locomotive Works, Index of Companies, Construction Numbers from August 1896 to January 1902, Nos. 15000 to 19999]". digitalcollections.smu.edu. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
3. ^ "Stockingford Shed: MR 2-6-0 No 2222 presents a backdrop to its crew and shunter (With pole) enjoying a break for their photograph".
4. ^ a b Baxter 1982, pp. 172–173.

* Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Vol. 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 9780903485524.
* Ellis, C. Hamilton (1966). The Midland Railway. Ashford, Middlesex: Malaga Books. pp. 111–114.
* Essery, R. J. & Jenkinson, D. (1989). An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives from 1883, volume 4: Goods Tender Classes. Didcot, Oxon: Wild Swan Publications. pp. 15–18. ISBN 0-906867-74-6.
* Hunt, Dave. American Locomotives of the Midland Railway (No 1 Supplement to Midland Record) ISSN 1357-6399

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