Midland Railway 990 Class

The Midland Railway 990 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive. Ten were built by the Midland Railway in 1907–1909, with simple expansion, to compare with the 1000 class compounds, with which they shared many features. Initially built as saturated, from 1910 to 1914, they were equipped with superheated boilers. These locomotives were well known for their work North of Leeds, over the demanding Settle and Carlisle route.

Midland Railway 990 class
The official photograph of 990 in photographic grey livery
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Richard Deeley Builder Derby Works Build date 1907–1909 Total produced 10
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0  • UIC 2′B n2, later 2′B h2 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 3 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (1.003 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in (1.994 m) Loco weight 58 long tons 5 cwt (130,500 lb or 59.2 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler MR type G9A, later G9AS Boiler pressure 200 lbf/in^2 (1.38 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 20 ^1⁄2 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Deeley
Performance figures Tractive effort 23,662 lbf (105.3 kN)
Career Operators Midland Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway Class MR: 990 Power class 4P Numbers 990–999 (801–809 from 1926) Withdrawn 1925–1928 Disposition All scrapped

Accidents and incidents

Main article: 1913 Ais Gill rail accident

• On 2 September 1913, locomotive No. 993 was one of two hauling an express passenger train that was in a collision with a pair of light engines at Ais Gill, Westmorland due to a signalman's error. Sixteen people were killed and 38 were injured.[1]

Withdrawal

They passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 and were withdrawn between 1925 and 1928. in 1926, the eight surviving locomotives were renumbered 801 to 809 to free-up their old numbers for more Compounds. None has survived to preservation, though the first of the compounds has.

Table of withdrawals[2]

Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers
1925	10	1	990
1926	9	1	994
1927	8	2	807
1928	6	4	802, 803, 805, 806
1929	2	2	808, 809

See also

• Locomotives of the Midland Railway

References

1. • Gerard, Malcolm; Hamilton, J. A. B. (1981) [1967]. Trains to Nowhere. London: Georg Allen & Unwin. pp. 22–25. ISBN 0-04-385084-7.
2. Baxter 1982, p. 176.

• Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Volume 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 9780903485524.
• Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.