The Caledonian Railway 498 Class was a class of s 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.Rob Roy: how to build a simple locomotive based on the dockyard engines of the old Caledonian Railway. Hemel Hempstead: Model and Allied Publications, 1972 (112 p). Rev ed: 1979
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The engines were withdrawn between 1958 and 1962. Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping, No.3, London Midland and Scottish, Ian Allan, 1966, p. 166
See also Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway Locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
References
External links Railuk database