Midland Railway 483 Class

what is it?

The Midland Railway 483 Class 4-4-0 was a class of steam-driven locomotive designed by Henry Fowler for passenger work on the Midland Railway. The class were nominally "rebuilds" of various earlier classes designed by Samuel W. Johnson, although the '483' class engines were, unquestionably, 'accountancy rebuilds' (effectively new locos 'disguised' to gain routine expenditure approval from the board). This design formed the basis for the later LMS Class 2P 4-4-0.

who runs it

LMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwaySASomerset and Dorset Joint RailwayMidland RailwayLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 53.8 tin working order
• built 157made 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 144 years ago, in 1882.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 51 years (1912–1963).

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

spec sheet

built

1882–1921

in service from

1912

retired

1963

status

retired

number built

157

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Derby Works

designer

Samuel W. Johnson

operators

London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, Midland Railway, London Midland Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

4-4-0

weight

53.8 t

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