Caledonian Railway 498 Class

4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gaugeDriver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)Loco weight47.75 long tons (48.52 t; 53.48 short tons)Fuel typeCoalBoiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)SuperheaterNoneCylindersTwo, outsideCylinder size17 in × 22 in (432 mm × 559 mm)Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort18,015 lbf (80.1 kN)
Career
OperatorsCR, LMS, BR
ClassCR: 498
Power classLMS/BR: 2F
LocaleScottish Region
Withdrawn1958–1962
DispositionAll scrapped

The Caledonian Railway 498 Class was a class of 0-6-0Ts built for dock shunting. They were designed by John F. McIntosh for the Caledonian Railway (CR) and introduced in 1911. Twenty-three were built. They passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 and to British Railways (BR) in 1948. Their numbers are shown in the table below.

The 498 Class was the prototype for the popular 3 1/2" gauge live steam locomotive design 'Rob Roy' by Martin Evans.[1]

Numbering table

CR nos. Quantity LMS nos. BR nos.
498-499 2 16151-16152 56151-56152
527-538 12 16153-16164 56153-56164
502-504 3 16165-16167 56165-56167
510-515 6 16168-16173 56168-56173

The engines were withdrawn between 1958 and 1962. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rob Roy: how to build a simple 3+12 in (89 mm) 0-6-0T locomotive based on the dockyard engines of the old Caledonian Railway. Hemel Hempstead: Model and Allied Publications, 1972 (112 p). Rev ed: 1979
  2. ^ Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping, No.3, London Midland and Scottish, Ian Allan, 1966, p. 166

External links

  • Railuk database
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Robert Sinclair (1847–1856)
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Benjamin Connor (1856–1876)
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George Brittain (1876–1882)
Dugald Drummond (1882–1890)
Hugh Smellie (1890)
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John Lambie (1891–1895)
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