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Midland Railway 480 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Works· from 1863· class of 267 British double-framed 0-6-0 locomotives
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Midland Railway No 594, 480 Class 0-6-0 Goods Locomotive built by M. Kirtley, 1863-69 – Enhanced version, no caption: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Midland Railway No 594, 480 Class 0-6-0 Goods Locomotive built by M. Kirtley, 1863-69 – Original version with caption: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. Midland Railway No 594, 480 Class 0-6-0 Goods Locomotive built by M. Kirtley, 1863-69 – Original version, no caption: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Midland Railway 480 Class was a class of double framed 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by Matthew Kirtley for the Midland Railway of Britain. They were built between 1863 and 1868.
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 163 years ago, in 1863.
- Served for 83 years (1863–1946).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1863–1869
- in service from
- 1863
- retired
- 1946
- status
- retired
- number built
- 237
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Derby Works, Dübs and Company, Robert Stephenson and Company, Kitson and Company, Sharp, Stewart and Company, Yorkshire Engine Company
- designer
- Matthew Kirtley
- operators
- Midland Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6842412, Wikipedia: Midland Railway 480 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.