- Midland Railway 2511 Class
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Midland Railway 2511 class Works Photograph of number 2516 Power type Steam Builder Schenectady Locomotive Works Build date 1899 Total produced 10 Configuration 2-6-0 UIC classification 1′C n2 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading wheel
diameter3 ft 0 in (914 mm) Driver diameter 5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm) Length over buffers: 51 ft 11 1⁄4 in (15.83 m) Axle load 14 tons 4 cwt (31,800 lb or 14.4 t) Weight on drivers 41 tons 1 cwt (92,000 lb or 41.7 t) Locomotive weight 49 tons 15.5 cwt (111,500 lb or 50.6 t) Tender weight 37 tons 0 cwt (82,900 lb or 37.6 t) Tender type Three-axle Fuel type Coal Water capacity 3,250 imp gal (14,800 l; 3,900 US gal) 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 2511 Number New: 2511–2520,
1907: 2230–2239Delivered 1899 Withdrawn by 1915 Disposition All scrapped The Midland Railway 2511 Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives.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 Schenectady Locomotive Works in the United States as a kit of parts, shipped, and assembled at Derby. Unlike, the moguls built by Baldwin which formed the 2501 Class, consideration was given to British practice, so their appearance, though still American, had cleaner lines.
Originally Nos 2511–2520, in the Midland's 1907 renumbering scheme, the Schenectadies became Nos 2230–2239, 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Being non-standard, they were quickly withdrawn and all were scrapped before the formation of the LMS in 1923.
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