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Midland Railway 780 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1870· class of 20 British 0-4-4T locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 0-4-4 Midland 797: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Midland Railway 780 Class was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives. They were built by Dubs & Co. in 1870, and were very similar to the 690 Class.
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 156 years ago, in 1870.
- Served for 65 years (1870–1935).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1870
- in service from
- 1870
- retired
- 1935
- status
- retired
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Dübs and Company
- designer
- Matthew Kirtley
- operators
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Midland Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-4WT
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q42847676, Wikipedia: Midland Railway 780 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.