Midland Railway 1377 Class
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The Midland Railway 1377 Class was a class of 185 0-6-0T tank locomotives. They were introduced in 1878 by Samuel W. Johnson, and were almost identical to the 1102 class of 1874; the latter having fully enclosed cabs, while the 1377 class were built without a rear to the cab and only a short cab roof, hence their nickname "half-cabs". They were given the power classification 1F.
Up to 1891, 185 were built: 165 by Derby Works and the last 20 by the Vulcan Foundry. Originally they were built with type A boilers with round-topped fireboxes, but many later received type G5 boilers with Belpaire fireboxes.
| Original No. | 1907 (& LMS) No. | Manufacturer | Works Nos. | Qty | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1377–1386 | 1660–1669 | Derby Works | (order no. 202) | 10 | 1878 | |
| 1387–1396 | 1670–1679 | Derby Works | (order no. 218) | 10 | 1878 | |
| 1347–1356 | 1680–1689 | Derby Works | (order no. 218) | 10 | 1879 | |
| 1420–1427, 220, 221 | 1690–1699 | Derby Works | (order no. 239) | 10 | 1879 | |
| 1410–1419 | 1700–1709 | Derby Works | (order no. 262) | 10 | 1880 | |
| 1552–1561 | 1710–1719 | Derby Works | (order no. 340) | 10 | 1882 | Originally built as "1552 Class" variant with cut-down boiler mountings and cab. |
| 210–212, 215, 216, 218, 219, 1397–1399 | 1720–1729 | Derby Works | (order no. 414) | 10 | 1883 | |
| 1677–1686 | 1730–1739 | Derby Works | (order no. 496) | 10 | 1884 | |
| 1090–1092, 1094, 1095 | 1740–1744 | Derby Works | (order no. 496) | 5 | 1884 | |
| 1687–1696 | 1745–1754 | Derby Works | (order no. 499) | 10 | 1884 | |
| 1096–1100 | 1755–1759 | Derby Works | (order no. 499) | 5 | 1885 | |
| 200, 201, 213, 214, 217, 222, 223, 1093, 1101, 1431 | 1760–1769 | Derby Works | (order no. 824) | 10 | 1889–90 | |
| 1843–1847 | 1770–1774 | Derby Works | (order no. 854) | 10 | 1890 | |
| 85–87, 11, 14 | 1775–1779 | Derby Works | (order no. 854) | 10 | 1890 | Renumbered 1102–1106 in 1891 |
| 203, 1848–1852, 1973–1976 | 1780–1789 | Derby Works | (order no. 854) | 10 | 1890 | |
| 1977–1981 | 1790–1794 | Derby Works | (order no. 943) | 5 | 1890 | |
| 880–889 | 1795–1804 | Derby Works | (order no. 883) | 10 | 1890 | |
| 1982–1991 | 1805–1814 | Derby Works | (order no. 968) | 10 | 1891 | Originally built as "1552 Class" variant with cut-down boiler mountings and cab. |
| 1992, 1107–1115 | 1815–1824 | Derby Works | (order no. 991) | 10 | 1891 | |
| 1993–2012 | 1825–1844 | Vulcan Foundry | 1355–1374 | 20 | 1892 |
Service history
All 185 passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) at the grouping in 1923. Withdrawals started in 1927 and 72 locomotives passed into British Railways ownership in 1948, having 40000 added to their LMS numbers, although 14 were withdrawn before being applied. Withdrawals continued and by 1961 only 11 remained; the last five were withdrawn in September 1965. The class had only lasted so long because the Midland Railway had signed a contract in 1866 to provide shunting engines to Staveley Ironworks for 100 years; at the time the 1Fs were the only locomotives suitable for this duty.
Beyond their work with the Midland Railway, LMS and British Railways, six members of this class - 1666, 1708, 1751, 1788, 1839 and 1890 - were requisitioned by the War Department during World War II between 1940 and 1944, to operate the Melbourne Military Railway (MMR) in South Derbyshire. No. 1839 was replaced by No. 1773 during its time on the MMR.[2]
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year | Quantity withdrawn | Locomotive numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 185 | 1 | 1791 | |
| 1928 | 184 | 1 | 1684 | |
| 1929 | 183 | 0 | – | |
| 1930 | 183 | 13 | 1673, 1701/07/22–23/37/44/74/84, 1801/21/28/43 | |
| 1931 | 170 | 5 | 1677, 1729/87, 1800/08 | |
| 1932 | 165 | 53 | 1663/67/75/80/83/85/87–88/97–98, 1703/09/15–16/19/21/28/31–32/35–36/41/50/56–58, 1760/62/64–65/71/76/83/86/90/92/97–98, 1806–07/09/12–13/15/17/19–20/22–23/31/34/37/40 | 1831 rebuilt as diesel shunter |
| 1933 | 112 | 15 | 1662/78/89/93, 1704–05/33/61/72/75/82/89, 1825/36/41 | 10 reinstated: 1756/62/71/97, 1807/13/15/17/19–20 |
| 1934 | 107 | 3 | 1679/92, 1766 | |
| 1935 | 104 | 5 | 1669/91/94, 1717/46 | |
| 1936 | 99 | 3 | 1696, 1730, 1817 | |
| 1937 | 96 | 4 | 1665, 1796, 1819/30 | |
| 1938 | 92 | 5 | 1670, 1740/99, 1807/27 | |
| 1939 | 87 | 2 | 1743, 1832 | |
| 1940–5 | 85 | 0 | – | |
| 1946 | 85 | 6 | 1681, 1742/51/55/71, 1816 | |
| 1947 | 79 | 7 | 1700/38/78/85, 1802/10/15 | |
| 1948 | 72 | 8 | 1668/74, 1714/18/59/62, 1818/42 | |
| 1949 | 64 | 4 | 1676, 1756/68/88 | |
| 1950 | 60 | 0 | – | |
| 1951 | 60 | 6 | 1690, 1781, 41745/67/93, 41824 | |
| 1952 | 54 | 4 | 41727/94, 41820/29 | |
| 1953 | 50 | 6 | 41660/64/66/95, 41770/80 | |
| 1954 | 44 | 5 | 41711/47, 41811/13/33 | |
| 1955 | 39 | 5 | 41671–72/82, 41713/25 | |
| 1956 | 34 | 8 | 41686, 41720/77, 41805/14/26/38–39 | |
| 1957 | 26 | 7 | 41699, 41706/10/48/53/79, 41803 | |
| 1958 | 19 | 2 | 41724/52 | |
| 1959 | 17 | 4 | 41661, 41726/95/97 | |
| 1960 | 13 | 2 | 41754/73 | |
| 1961 | 11 | 0 | – | |
| 1962 | 11 | 3 | 41702/49/69 | |
| 1963 | 8 | 1 | 41739 | |
| 1964 | 7 | 2 | 41712, 41844 | |
| 1965 | 5 | 5 | 41708/34/63, 41804/35 |
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