Midland Railway 1377 Class
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| Midland Railway 1377 Class | |
|---|---|
British Railways | |
| Class | MR: 1377 |
| Power class | BR: 1F |
| Withdrawn | 1927–1965 |
| Disposition | One preserved, remainder scrapped |
The Midland Railway 1377 Class was a class of 185
0-6-0T tank locomotives. They were introduced in 1878 by Samuel W. Johnson, and were almost identical to the 1102 class
of 1874; the latter having fully enclosed cabs, while the 1377 class were built without a rear to the cab and only a short cab roof, hence their nickname "half-cabs". They were given the power classification 1F.
Construction history
Up to 1891, 185 were built: 165 by
round-topped fireboxes, but many later received type G5 boilers with Belpaire fireboxes
.
| Original No. | 1907 (& LMS) No. | Manufacturer | Works Nos. | Qty | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1377–1386 | 1660–1669 | Derby Works | (order no. 202) | 10 | 1878 | |
| 1387–1396 | 1670–1679 | Derby Works | (order no. 218) | 10 | 1878 | |
| 1347–1356 | 1680–1689 | Derby Works | (order no. 218) | 10 | 1879 | |
| 1420–1427, 220, 221 | 1690–1699 | Derby Works | (order no. 239) | 10 | 1879 | |
| 1410–1419 | 1700–1709 | Derby Works | (order no. 262) | 10 | 1880 | |
| 1552–1561 | 1710–1719 | Derby Works | (order no. 340) | 10 | 1882 | Originally built as "1552 Class" variant with cut-down boiler mountings and cab. |
| 210–212, 215, 216, 218, 219, 1397–1399 |
1720–1729 | Derby Works | (order no. 414) | 10 | 1883 | |
| 1677–1686 | 1730–1739 | Derby Works | (order no. 496) | 10 | 1884 | |
| 1090–1092, 1094, 1095 |
1740–1744 | Derby Works | (order no. 496) | 5 | 1884 | |
| 1687–1696 | 1745–1754 | Derby Works | (order no. 499) | 10 | 1884 | |
| 1096–1100 | 1755–1759 | Derby Works | (order no. 499) | 5 | 1885 | |
| 200, 201, 213, 214, 217, 222, 223, 1093, 1101, 1431 |
1760–1769 | Derby Works | (order no. 824) | 10 | 1889–90 | |
| 1843–1847 | 1770–1774 | Derby Works | (order no. 854) | 10 | 1890 | |
| 85–87, 11, 14 | 1775–1779 | Derby Works | (order no. 854) | 10 | 1890 | Renumbered 1102–1106 in 1891 |
| 203, 1848–1852, 1973–1976 | 1780–1789 | Derby Works | (order no. 854) | 10 | 1890 | |
| 1977–1981 | 1790–1794 | Derby Works | (order no. 943) | 5 | 1890 | |
| 880–889 | 1795–1804 | Derby Works | (order no. 883) | 10 | 1890 | |
| 1982–1991 | 1805–1814 | Derby Works | (order no. 968) | 10 | 1891 | Originally built as "1552 Class" variant with cut-down boiler mountings and cab. |
| 1992, 1107–1115 | 1815–1824 | Derby Works | (order no. 991) | 10 | 1891 | |
| 1993–2012 | 1825–1844 | Vulcan Foundry | 1355–1374 | 20 | 1892 |
Service history
All 185 passed to the
Staveley Ironworks
for 100 years; the 1Fs, as they were by then, were the only locomotives suitable to perform this duty.
Beyond their work with the Midland Railway, LMS and British Railways, six members of this class - 1666, 1708, 1751, 1788, 1839 and 1890 - were requisitioned by the War Department during World War II between 1940 and 1944, to operate the Melbourne Military Railway (MMR) in South Derbyshire. No. 1839 was replaced by No. 1773 during its time on the MMR.[2]
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year |
Quantity withdrawn |
Locomotive numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 185 | 1 | 1791 | |
| 1928 | 184 | 1 | 1684 | |
| 1929 | 183 | 0 | – | |
| 1930 | 183 | 13 | 1673, 1701/07/22–23/37/44/74/84, 1801/21/28/43 |
|
| 1931 | 170 | 5 | 1677, 1729/87, 1800/08 | |
| 1932 | 165 | 53 | 1663/67/75/80/83/85/87–88/97–98, 1703/09/15–16/19/21/28/31–32/35–36/41/50/56–58, 1760/62/64–65/71/76/83/86/90/92/97–98, 1806–07/09/12–13/15/17/19–20/22–23/31/34/37/40 |
1831 rebuilt as diesel shunter |
| 1933 | 112 | 15 | 1662/78/89/93, 1704–05/33/61/72/75/82/89, 1825/36/41 |
10 reinstated: 1756/62/71/97, 1807/13/15/17/19–20 |
| 1934 | 107 | 3 | 1679/92, 1766 | |
| 1935 | 104 | 5 | 1669/91/94, 1717/46 | |
| 1936 | 99 | 3 | 1696, 1730, 1817 | |
| 1937 | 96 | 4 | 1665, 1796, 1819/30 | |
| 1938 | 92 | 5 | 1670, 1740/99, 1807/27 | |
| 1939 | 87 | 2 | 1743, 1832 | |
| 1940–5 | 85 | 0 | – | |
| 1946 | 85 | 6 | 1681, 1742/51/55/71, 1816 | |
| 1947 | 79 | 7 | 1700/38/78/85, 1802/10/15 | |
| 1948 | 72 | 8 | 1668/74, 1714/18/59/62, 1818/42 | |
| 1949 | 64 | 4 | 1676, 1756/68/88 | |
| 1950 | 60 | 0 | – | |
| 1951 | 60 | 6 | 1690, 1781, 41745/67/93, 41824 | |
| 1952 | 54 | 4 | 41727/94, 41820/29 | |
| 1953 | 50 | 6 | 41660/64/66/95, 41770/80 | |
| 1954 | 44 | 5 | 41711/47, 41811/13/33 | |
| 1955 | 39 | 5 | 41671–72/82, 41713/25 | |
| 1956 | 34 | 8 | 41686, 41720/77, 41805/14/26/38–39 | |
| 1957 | 26 | 7 | 41699, 41706/10/48/53/79, 41803 | |
| 1958 | 19 | 2 | 41724/52 | |
| 1959 | 17 | 4 | 41661, 41726/95/97 | |
| 1960 | 13 | 2 | 41754/73 | |
| 1961 | 11 | 0 | – | |
| 1962 | 11 | 3 | 41702/49/69 | |
| 1963 | 8 | 1 | 41739 | |
| 1964 | 7 | 2 | 41712, 41844 | |
| 1965 | 5 | 5 | 41708/34/63, 41804/35 |
Conversion
In 1932, the frames of 1831 were used for LMS diesel shunter 1831.
Preservation
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One of the Staveley engines, 1418 (renumbered 1708 by the Midland Railway in 1907, and 41708 by British Railways), has survived to preservation at
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, and the Swanage Railway respectively. The surviving engine became the inspiration of the Bachmann Branchline OO scale model of the class introduced in 2014. The model, the dispute and the class had an extensive write up in Model Rail during 2014.[3] No. 41708 has been bought by Barrow Hill who took the first steps to return the locomotive to working order in November, 2020. [4]
References
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- ^ a b Baxter 1982, pp. 141–146.
- ^ Railway Magazine, January/February, 1946, pp. 53-54 - ″The Melbourne Military Railway"
- ^ Model Rail no. 200 (September 2014): pp. 16-19
- ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives: 41708 (MR 1418, LMS 1708 and BR 41708)
- 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.
- ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.