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Midland Railway 130 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Unknown builder· from 1852· class of 75 British 2-2-2 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Midland Railway 2-2-2 locomotive No 130, built by R. Stephenson & Co in 1852 – Original version, with caption: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Midland Railway 130 Class was a class of 2-2-2 tender engines built, intended for express passenger duties. They were designed by Matthew Kirtley. In total 75 of the class were built in several batches between 1853 and 1866.
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 174 years ago, in 1852.
- Served for 53 years (1852–1905).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1852–1866
- in service from
- 1852
- retired
- 1905
- status
- retired
- number built
- 75
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Unknown builder
- designer
- Matthew Kirtley (rebuilt by Samuel W. Johnson)
- operators
- Midland Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6842399, Wikipedia: Midland Railway 130 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.