Midland_Railway_690_Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-4T
• UIC	B2′ n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 2 in (1.575 m)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	8 ft 0 in (2.438 m) +; 9 ft 9 in (2.972 m) +; 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m);
Loco weight	43 long tons 13 cwt (44.4 t)
Boiler:;
• Diameter	4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)
• Tube plates	11 ft 0 in (3.353 m)
Heating surface	1,072.7 sq ft (99.66 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Matthew Kirtley
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number	869–874
Build date	1869
Total produced	6

Midland Railway 690 class
Midland Railway 690 class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Matthew Kirtley
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number	869–874
Build date	1869
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-4T
• UIC	B2′ n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 2 in (1.575 m)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	8 ft 0 in (2.438 m) +; 9 ft 9 in (2.972 m) +; 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m);
Loco weight	43 long tons 13 cwt (44.4 t)
Boiler:;
• Diameter	4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)
• Tube plates	11 ft 0 in (3.353 m)
Heating surface	1,072.7 sq ft (99.66 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	Midland Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway;
Nicknames	New: 690–695; 1907: 1200–1205;
Withdrawn	1926–1934

Midland Railway 690 Class

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The Midland Railway 690 Class was a class of six 0-4-4T built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in 1869 for use in the London area.

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They were double-framed Kirtley engines with a back tank, i.e. the tank was placed beneath the bunker. The 780 Class was similar.

Their original numbers were 690–695. In 1898 they were transferred to the duplicate list as 690A–695A. Their 1907 numbers were 1200–1205. All were inherited by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. In 1930 the two remaining, 1201/3 were renumbered 1212/3. The final one was withdrawn in 1934. All were scrapped.

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[FOOTNOTEBaxter198275-1] [1]
Baxter 1982, p. 75.

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Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers
1926	6	1	1205
1928	5	3	1200, 1202, 1204
1930	2	1	1213
1934	1	1	1212

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