Midland Railway 2501 Class

what is it?

The Midland Railway 2501 Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives built in the United States in 1899. The Midland's own Derby Works had reached their capacity, and were unable to produce additional engines at the time, and many British locomotive builders were recovering from a labor dispute over working hours, thus the railway placed an order with the Baldwin Locomotive Works for 30 engines. These engines were manufactured in four batches and shipped disassembled as kits of parts, before being re-assembled at Derby.

who runs it

Midland Railway

base stats

• built 30made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 127 years ago, in 1899.
• 📏15.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 15 years (1899–1914).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1899

in service from

1899

retired

1914

status

retired

number built

30

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Baldwin Locomotive Works

operators

Midland Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-0

length

15.5 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.