Midland Railway 480 Class [SEP] designer
Midland Railway 480 Class
The Midland Railway 480 Class was a class of double framed 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by Matthew Kirtley for the Midland Railway of Britain. They were built between 1863 and 1868.
Development.
They were a development of the 240 Class, with curved frames, and were themselves developed into the 700 Class. 
Ownership.
In total, 237 were built. Most survived to London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ownership in 1923 but only 3 survived the
class members were 1410, 1429 and 1431), on the Auckland – Mt Maunganui "Seatrain" 2000 trip and Auckland – Whangarei "Waves & Wheels" trip in 2001.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the end of steam traction provided the opportunity to run locomotives from their bases at the time, to Auckland, for preservation as part of the Society's Glenbrook Vintage Railway project.
In 1969 small W class locomotive 480 ran a long rail tour the length of the Midland Line from Greymouth to Christchurch