Midland Railway 2511 Class

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History

The engines were designed and built with more consideration to British practice than the 2501 class had been. While the engines retained some distinct features of American practice, such as the use of bar frames, they had cleaner lines, with sandboxes placed below the boilers, as well as three-axle rigid tenders.

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Works Photograph of No. 2516

Numbers

Originally numbered 2511–2520, in the Midland's 1907 renumbering scheme the Schenectadies became No. 2230–2239, in the same order.

Withdrawal

Being non-standard, they had a short life and were all withdrawn between March 1912 and August 1915 and later scrapped.Template:Sfnp

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Year Quantity in
service at
start of year
Quantity
withdrawn
Locomotive numbers Notes
1912 10 1 2238
1913 9 6 2230–2232, 2234, 2236, 2239
1914 3 2 2235, 2237
1915 1 1 2233

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