Midland Railway 1322 Class

The Midland Railway (MR) 1322 Class was a class of small 0-4-0ST steam locomotives designed for shunting. The next class of shunting engines built by the Midland was the 1116A Class, which was nearly identical.

Midland Railway 1322 class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder MR Derby Works Order number 341 (5), 816 (5) Build date 1883 (5), 1889–1890 (5) Total produced 10
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0T  • UIC B n2t Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 3 ft 10 in (1,168 mm) Loco weight 23 long tons 3 cwt (51,900 lb or 23.5 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 140 psi (0.97 MPa) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 13 in × 20 in (330 mm × 508 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 8,744 lbf (38.90 kN)
Career Operators MR » LMS » BR Power class MR: Unclassified Withdrawn 1905–1949 Disposition All scrapped

Numbering

Ten engines were built at Derby Works, five in 1883 and the remainder in 1889–1890. Their original numbers were 1322–1326, 202, 1428–1430, 1697. In 1892 they were all placed on the duplicate list as 1322A–1326A, 202A, 1428A–1430A, 1697A.

Disposal

Nos 202A and 1429A were withdrawn before the Midland's 1907 renumbering scheme, leaving the remainder to become 1500–1507. By 1928, all but 1506 had been withdrawn, and in 1930 the survivor 1506 was renumbered 1509 to make room for the ex-S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST locomotives taken into LMS stock that year.[1] This engine survived, having been transferred to departmental stock in 1924,[2] and used as a works shunter at Derby Works. It was withdrawn in November 1949. It was allocated the British Railways number 41509.^a It was not preserved.

Table of withdrawals[2]

Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers	Notes
1905	10	1	1429
1907	9	1	202
1921	8	1	1501
1924	7	2	1502, 1505
1926	5	1	1500
1927	4	1	1504
1928	3	2	1503, 1507
1949	1	1	1509

Notes

• ^a Sources are unclear whether it received it however, but this question should be answerable

References

1. Casserley & Johnston 1974, p. 31.
2. Baxter 1982, p. 135.

• Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Volume 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. p. 135. ISBN 9780903485524.
• Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 31. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
• Essery, R. J. & Jenkinson, D. An Illustrated Review of Midland Locomotives, Volume 3: Tank Engines. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 0-906867-66-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)