Highland Railway L Class Explained

Highland Railway L class
Powertype:Steam
Designer:David Jones
Builder:HR Lochgorm Works
Builddate:1882–1901
Totalproduction:9
Whytetype:4-4-0
Uicclass:2′B
Leadingdiameter:3feet
Driverdiameter:5feet
Boiler:4feet diameter
Boilerpressure:1502NaN2
Totalsurface:1216square feet
Cylindercount:Two, outside
Cylindersize:18x
Tractiveeffort:140372NaN2
Operator:HRLMS
Operatorclass:HR: ‘Skye Bogie’; L (from 1901)
Powerclass:LMS: 1P
Numinclass:1 January 1923: 8
Nicknames:Skye Bogies
Withdrawndate:1922–1930
Disposition:All scrapped

The Highland Railway L class, also known as ‘Skye Bogies’ due to their association with the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. They were essentially mixed traffic versions of the earlier Duke or F class.

Construction

Nine were built at Lochgorm Works over the period 1882 to 1901. They were never named.

Dimensions

The 18x cylinders, valve gear and motion were common to the two classes, but they had smaller 5feet driving wheels and higher pressure 150-1NaN-1 boilers.

Numbering

Table of locomotives! HR
Number !! Date New !! LMS Number !! Withdrawn !! Notes
70 14277 1930 style=text-align:left Swapped numbers with 67 c.1916
85 1923 style=text-align:left Renumbered 85A in 1919
86 14279 1927 style=text-align:left
87 14280 1926 style=text-align:left Withdrawn before renumbered by the LMS
88 14281 1926 style=text-align:left Withdrawn before renumbered by the LMS
5 14282 1929 style=text-align:left Renumbered 32 in 1899
6 14283 1929 style=text-align:left Renumbered 33 in 1899
7 14284 1930 style=text-align:left Renumbered 34 in 1899
48 14285 1928 style=text-align:left

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