Caledonian Railway 498 Class

Caledonian Railway 498 Class

No. 16172 at Motherwell Locomotive Depot 15 August 1948

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer John F. McIntosh Build date 1911-1921 Total produced 23

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0T UIC class C Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm) Loco weight 47.75 long tons (48.52 t; 53.48 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in^2 (1.10 MPa) Superheater None Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 17 in × 22 in (432 mm × 559 mm) Valve gear Stephenson

Performance figures Tractive effort 18,015 lbf (80.1 kN)

Career Operators CR, LMS, BR Class CR: 498 Power class LMS/BR: 2F Disposition All scrapped

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.

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The engines were withdrawn between 1958 and 1962. ^[1]

See also

• Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway
• Locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

References

1. 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