The Midland Railway 2501 and 2511 Class were two classes of American-built 2-6-0 steam locomotives. The Midland’s own Derby Works had reached their capacity and were unable to produce additional engines at the time and many British locomotive builders were recovering from an 1897-1898 strike over the eight-hour working day and thus had large backlogs of unfulfilled orders so the Midland Railway turned to American builders.
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length (km)
15.5448
active years end year
1899-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1899-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Schenectady Locomotive Works
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