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Caledonian Railway 498 Class

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Power type
  
Steam

Build date
  
1911-1921

Configuration
  
0-6-0T

Designer
  
Total produced
  
23

UIC class
  
C

Caledonian Railway 498 Class

The Caledonian Railway 498 Class was a class of 0-6-0 tank locomotives 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.

Numbering table

The engines were withdrawn between 1958 and 1962.

References

Caledonian Railway 498 Class Wikipedia