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Midland Railway 115 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Works· from 1896· class of 15 British 4-2-2- locomotives
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Midland Railway Spinner class 4-2-2 673 at Rainhill: Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
- 2. Midland 4-2-2 No. 673 Rainhill 1980 – edited: RuthAS· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Midland Railway 673: Reg Mckenna from UK· CC BY 2.0
- 4. MR 4-2-2 673, Rocket 150, Rainhill, May 1980 Slides184 (9859805644) – edited: Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 5. MR 4-2-2 673, Rocket 150, Rainhill, May 1980 Slides184 (9859805644): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Midland Railway 115 Class was the third of four classes of 4-2-2 steam locomotive, nicknamed "Spinners", designed by Samuel Waite Johnson. A total of 15 of the class were built between 1896 and 1899. They were capable of reaching speeds of up to 90 miles per hour (140 km/h).
who runs it
base stats
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 130 years ago, in 1896.
- Served for 32 years (1896–1928).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1896–1899
- in service from
- 1896
- retired
- 1928
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 15
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Derby Works
- designer
- Samuel Waite Johnson
- operators
- Midland Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-2-2
- nicknames
- Spinners
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6842398, Wikipedia: Midland Railway 115 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.