The Caledonian Railway 498 Class was a class of s built for
dock shunting. They were designed by
John F. McIntosh
John Farquharson McIntosh (1846-1918) was a Scottish engineer. He was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Caledonian Railway from 1895 to 1914. He was succeeded by William Pickersgill.
Early life
Born in Farnell, Angus, Scotland, in February 184 ...
for the
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively extended its network and reached Edinburgh an ...
(CR) and introduced in 1911. Twenty-three were built. They passed to the
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally u ...
(LMS) in 1923 and to
British Railways
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...
(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
Live steam is steam under pressure, obtained by heating water in a boiler. The steam is used to operate stationary or moving equipment.
A live steam machine or device is one powered by steam, but the term is usually reserved for those that ar ...
locomotive design 'Rob Roy' by
Martin Evans
Sir Martin John Evans (born 1 January 1941) is an English biologist who, with Matthew Kaufman, was the first to culture mice embryonic stem cells and cultivate them in a laboratory in 1981. He is also known, along with Mario Capecchi and Olive ...
.
Numbering table
The engines were withdrawn between 1958 and 1962.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
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Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway
Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian Railway Locomotive Works were originally at Greenock but moved to St. Rollox, Glasgow, in 1856. The locomotive classes are listed under the names of the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineers.
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Locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, motor coach, railcar or power car; the us ...
References
External links
Railuk database
498
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Year 498 (Roman numerals, CDXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paulinus and Scytha (or, less frequent ...
0-6-0T locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1911
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Shunting locomotives