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Midland Railway 2601 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Works· from 1899· class of 10 British 4-2-2- locomotives
what is it?
The Midland Railway 2601 class was the last of four classes of 4-2-2 steam locomotives designed by Samuel Johnson for the Midland Railway. They were a development of his 115 class Spinners. Only 10 were built at Derby Works, and none were preserved.
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 127 years ago, in 1899.
- Served for 23 years (1899–1922).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1899–1900
- in service from
- 1899
- retired
- 1922
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Derby Works
- designer
- Samuel Waite Johnson
- operators
- Midland Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q109658528, Wikipedia: Midland Railway 2601 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.