Midland Railway 3835 Class

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Midland Railway 3835 Class
Midland Railway 3835 Class
43979 at Wellingborough shed April 1956.
Power type Steam
Designer Henry Fowler
Build date 1911-1922
Total production 197
Configuration 0-6-0
UIC classification Ch
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Driver size 63 in (1.600 m)
Locomotive weight 48.75 long tons (49.5 t)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 175 psi (1.21 MPa) superheated
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 20×26 in (508×660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson, piston valves
Tractive effort 24,555 lbf (109.23 kN)
Class MR: 3835
LMS: 4F
Number in class MR: 192
SDJR: 5
Retired 1954–1965
Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Midland Railway 3835 Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. The first two were introduced in 1911 by Henry Fowler. After the grouping in 1923 they continued to be built up to 1941 by the LMS as the LMS Fowler 4F.

A total of 197 engines were built. 192 of them were sequentially numbered 3835-4026 for the Midland Railway. After nationalisation in 1948 British Railways added 40000 to their numbers so they became 43835-44026. Five engines were constructed for the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway in 1922, numbered 57–61. They were absorbed into LMS stock in 1930, becoming 4557–4561.

[edit] Preservation

Engine (4)3924 has been preserved on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Three LMS-built 4Fs have also been preserved.

[edit] References

  • Casserley, H. C.; Stuart W. Johnson (1966, 1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 3, London Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allen Limited. ISBN 0711005540. 

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