Midland Railway 1252 Class

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Midland Railway 1252 class
LMS 1251 at Ashchurch, September 1946
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Samuel W. Johnson Builder Neilson and Company Build date 1875–1876 Total produced 30
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-4T  • UIC B2′ n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1,689 mm) Trailing dia. 3 ft 0 in (914 mm) Loco weight 53 long tons 4 cwt (119,200 lb or 54.1 t) Boiler MR type C Boiler pressure 140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa) Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 13,810 lbf (61.43 kN)
Career Operators MR » LMS » BR Power class 1P Withdrawn 1920–1954 Disposition All scrapped

The Midland Railway 1252 class was a class of thirty 0-4-4T locomotives built by Neilson and Company in 1875–1876 to the design of Samuel Waite Johnson. They were a development of the 6 Class. Originally numbers 1262–1281 and 1252–1261. Under the Midland Railway's 1907 renumbering scheme they became 1236–1265.