Midland Railway 3835 Class

Midland Railway 3835 Class
Midland Railway 3835 Class
Power type Steam
Designer Henry Fowler
Build date 1911–1922
Total produced 197
Configuration 0-6-0
UIC classification C h2
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 63 in (1,600 mm)
Locomotive weight 48 tons 15 cwt (109,200 lb or 49.5 t)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 175 lbf/in² (1.21 MPa) superheated
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 20 × 26 in (508 × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Valve type Piston valves
Tractive effort 24,555 lbf (109.23 kN)
Career MR, SDJR, LMS, BR
Class MR: 3835
LMS: 4F
Number in class MR: 192
SDJR: 5
Retired 1954–1965
Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Midland Railway (MR) 3835 Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. The first two were introduced in 1911 by Henry Fowler. After the grouping in 1923 they continued to be built up to 1941 by the LMS as the LMS Fowler 4F.

A total of 197 engines were built. 192 of them were sequentially numbered 3835-4026 for the Midland Railway. After nationalisation in 1948 British Railways added 40000 to their numbers so they became 43835-44026. Five engines were constructed by Armstrong Whitworth for the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway in 1922, numbered 57–61. They were absorbed into LMS stock in 1930, becoming 4557–4561.

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Withdrawal

The 192 engines in this class were withdrawn between 1954 and 1965 as follows:

Year No. withdrawn Nos
1954 1
1955 5
1956 8
1957 19
1958 3
1959 36
1960 8
1961 15
1962 20
1963 21
1964 35
1965 21

Preservation

One Midland-built 4Fs, (4)3924 is preserved on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, the first locomotive to leave Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales.[1] Three LMS-built 4Fs have also been preserved.

References

  • Casserley, H. C.; Stuart W. Johnson (1966, 1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 3, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited. ISBN 0711005540. 
  1. ^ "The Barry Scrapyard story, part 2". The Great Western Archive - part1. http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/barry2.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-19. 

External links

  • Engine 43918 running through Water Orton with a freight train, date unknown.

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