Midland Railway 1121 Class

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Samuel W. Johnson
Builder	Derby Works (10); Sharp, Stewart & Co. (5); Robert Stephenson & Co. (40);
Build date	1895–1899
Total produced	55

Midland Railway 1121 class
Midland Railway 1121 class
	LMS 1874
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Samuel W. Johnson
Builder	Derby Works (10); Sharp, Stewart & Co. (5); Robert Stephenson & Co. (40);
Build date	1895–1899
Total produced	55
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
• UIC	C n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Wheelbase:
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	7 ft 4 in (2.235 m) +; 8 ft 2 in (2.489 m);
Boiler	MR type A1
Boiler pressure	160 lbf/in2 (1.1 MPa)
Heating surface	1,120 sq ft (104 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	Midland Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways;
Power class	1F
Numbers	MR: 1121–1130, 2248–2252, 2361–2390, 2571–2580; LMS: 1845–1899; BR: 41846–41890 (with gaps);
Locale	London Midland Region
Withdrawn	December 1930 – July 1963
Disposition	All scrapped

Power typeSteam

Builder

The Midland Railway 1121 class was a class of 0-6-0T tank locomotives designed by Samuel W. Johnson for the Midland Railway. Fifty-five were built between 1895 and 1900: ten by the railway company's Derby Works, five by Sharp, Stewart and Company, and the remaining forty by Robert Stephenson and Company.

Original No.	1907 (& LMS) No.	Manufacturer	Works Nos.	Qty	Year
1121–1130	1845–1854	Derby Works	(order no. 1395)	10	1895
2248–2252	1855–1859	Sharp, Stewart & Co.	4062–4066	5	1895
2361–2390	1860–1889	R. Stephenson & Co.	2931–2960	30	1899
2571–2580	1890–1899	R. Stephenson & Co.	2961–2970	10	1899–1900

Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers
1930	55	6	1861/66-67/81/97/99
1931	49	4	1858/62/82/86
1932	45	10	1845/48/68/72/80/83/87-88/96/98
1933	35	4	1863/77/92/94
1934–37	31	0	–
1938	31	1	1849
1939	30	1	1851
1940–45	31	0	–
1946	29	3	1864/71/76
1947	26	3	1850/84/91
1948	23	2	1870/93
1949	21	1	1874
1950	20	2	1895, 41873
1951	18	3	1856, 41852/54
1952	15	1	41890
1953	14	2	41846/49
1954	12	1	41853
1955	11	3	41859/65/89
1956	8	1	41885
1957	7	1	41860
1958	6	0	–
1959	6	2	41857/78
1960	4	3	41847/55/79
1961–62	1	0	–
1963	1	1	41875

v t e Midland Railway locomotives
Matthew Kirtley (1844–1873)	130 156 480 690 700 780
Samuel Waite Johnson (1873–1903)	6 115 1000 1102 1116A 1121 1134A 1142 1252 1322 1377 1532 1823 1833 2228 2441 2501 2511 2601 Cl. 1 2-4-0 Cl. 2 4-4-0 Cl. 3 4-4-0
Richard Deeley (1904–1909)	990 1528 2000 Paget locomotive
Henry Fowler (1909–1923)	483 3835 Lickey Banker S&DJR 7F 2-8-0
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