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Midland Railway 2441 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Vulcan Foundry· from 1899· class of 60 British 0-6-0T locomotives

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1. 47223 Toton MPD '63 (27272283349): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Midland Railway (MR) 2441 Class was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives. They were introduced by Samuel Johnson in 1899, originally with round-topped fireboxes. Henry Fowler later rebuilt them with Belpaire fireboxes.

who runs it

Midland Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail London Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

weight 48.8 tin working order
built 60made 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 127 years ago, in 1899.
Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
Served for 67 years (1899–1966).

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

spec sheet

built: 1899–1902
in service from: 1899
retired: 1966
status: retired
number built: 60
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Vulcan Foundry
designer: Samuel Waite Johnson
operators: Midland Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0T
weight: 48.8 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6842408, Wikipedia: Midland Railway 2441 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.