Midland Railway 3835 Class
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 43979 at Wellingborough shed April 1956. |
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| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Henry Fowler |
| Build date | 1911-1922 |
| Total production | 197 |
| Configuration | 0-6-0 |
| UIC classification | Ch |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver size | 63 in (1.600 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 48.75 long tons (49.5 t) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Boiler pressure | 175 psi (1.21 MPa) superheated |
| Cylinders | Two, inside |
| Cylinder size | 20×26 in (508×660 mm) |
| Valve gear | Stephenson, piston valves |
| Tractive effort | 24,555 lbf (109.23 kN) |
| Class | MR: 3835 LMS: 4F |
| Number in class | MR: 192 SDJR: 5 |
| Retired | 1954–1965 |
| Disposition | One preserved, remainder scrapped |
The Midland Railway 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 for the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway in 1922, numbered 57–61. They were absorbed into LMS stock in 1930, becoming 4557–4561.
[edit] Preservation
Engine (4)3924 has been preserved on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Three LMS-built 4Fs have also been preserved.
[edit] References
- Casserley, H. C.; Stuart W. Johnson (1966, 1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 3, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allen Limited. ISBN 0711005540.
[edit] External links
 Engine 43918 running through Water Orton with a freight train, date unknown. |
 The preserved Midland-built 4F, No. 43924 runs round its train at Oxenhope on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, 13 June 1982. |
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