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Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B n2, later 2′B h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.	3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.994 m)
Loco weight	58 long tons 5 cwt (130,500 lb or 59.2 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler	MR type G9A, later G9AS
Boiler pressure	200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	20+1⁄2 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Deeley

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Richard Deeley
Builder	Derby Works
Build date	1907–1909
Total produced	10

Midland Railway 990 class
Midland Railway 990 class
	The official photograph of 990 in photographic grey livery
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Richard Deeley
Builder	Derby Works
Build date	1907–1909
Total produced	10
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B n2, later 2′B h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.	3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.994 m)
Loco weight	58 long tons 5 cwt (130,500 lb or 59.2 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler	MR type G9A, later G9AS
Boiler pressure	200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	20+1⁄2 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Deeley
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	23,662 lbf (105.3 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Midland Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway;
Class	MR: 990
Power class	4P
Numbers	990–999 (801–809 from 1926)
Withdrawn	1925–1929
Disposition	All scrapped

The Midland Railway 990 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive with simple expansion. Ten were built by the Midland Railway in 1907–1909. They shared many features with the 1000 class compounds. Initially built as saturated, from 1910 to 1914 they were equipped with superheated boilers. These locomotives were notable for their work north of Leeds, over the difficult Settle and Carlisle route.

Accidents and incidents

On 2 September 1913, locomotive No. 993 was hauling a stalled express passenger train that was involved in a collision with another express at Ais Gill, Westmorland due to the latter passing signals at danger. The other train was hauled by Midland Railway Class 2 4-4-0 No. 446. 16 people were killed and 38 were injured.^[1]

Withdrawal

They passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 and were withdrawn between 1925 and 1929. In 1926, the eight surviving locomotives were renumbered 801 to 809 to free up their old numbers for more compounds. None were preserved, though the first of the compounds was.

Table of withdrawals^[2]
Year	Quantity in service at start of year	Quantity withdrawn	Locomotive numbers
1925	10	1	990
1926	9	1	994
1927	8	2	807
1928	6	4	802, 803, 805, 806
1929	2	2	808, 809

References

^ *Gerard, Malcolm; Hamilton, J. A. B. (1981) [1967]. Trains to Nowhere. London: Georg Allen & Unwin. pp. 22–25. ISBN 0-04-385084-7.
^ Baxter 1982, p. 176.

Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Vol. 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 9780903485524.
Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.