Midland Railway 2501 Class

Midland Railway 2501 class
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date	1899
Total produced	30
Configuration	2-6-0
UIC classification	1′C n2
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading wheel diameter	2 ft 9 1⁄4 in (845 mm)
Driver diameter	5 ft ¼ in (1,530 mm)
Length	over buffers: 51 ft 6 1⁄4 in (15.70 m)
Axle load	13 tons 7 cwt (29,900 lb or 13.6 t)
Weight on drivers	38 tons 0.75 cwt (85,200 lb or 38.6 t)
Locomotive weight	45 tons 16.25 cwt (102,600 lb or 46.5 t)
Tender weight	34 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 × 24 in (457 × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson, inside
Valve type	Slide valves
Tractive effort	17,626 lbf (78.40 kN)
Career	Midland Railway
Class	2501
Number	New: 2501–2510, 2521–2540 1907: 2200–2229
Delivered	1899
Withdrawn	by 1915
Disposition	All scrapped

The Midland Railway 2501 Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives.

There was an inability of the Midland's own Derby Works or British locomotive companies to provide motive power at the time. Thus they were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States as a kit of parts, shipped, and assembled at Derby. Little or no consideration was given to British practice, so they were distinctly American in appearance.

Another 10 engines were also ordered but were actually built by Schenectady Locomotive Works, becoming the 2511 Class.

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

Being non-standard, they were quickly withdrawn and all were scrapped before the formation of the LMS in 1923.

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