Highland Railway L Class
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.
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Construction
Nine were built at Lochgorm Works over the period 1882 to 1901. They were never named.
Dimensions
The 18-by-24-inch (457 mm × 610 mm) cylinders, valve gear and motion were common to the two classes, but they had smaller 5-foot-3-inch (1,600 mm) driving wheels and higher pressure 150-pound-force-per-square-inch (1,030 kPa) boilers.
Numbering
HR Number | Date New | LMS Number | Withdrawn | Notes |
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70 | May 1882 | 14277 | 1930 | Swapped numbers with 67 c.1916 |
85 | August 1892 | — | 1923 | Renumbered 85A in 1919 |
86 | March 1893 | 14279 | 1927 | |
87 | December 1893 | 14280 | 1926 | Withdrawn before renumbered by the LMS |
88 | April 1895 | 14281 | 1926 | Withdrawn before renumbered by the LMS |
5 | August 1897 | 14282 | 1929 | Renumbered 32 in 1899 |
6 | November 1897 | 14283 | 1929 | Renumbered 33 in 1899 |
7 | July 1898 | 14284 | 1930 | Renumbered 34 in 1899 |
48 | December 1901 | 14285 | 1928 | |
References
- Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. p. 193.
- Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 137. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
- Vallance, H. A. (1938). The Highland Railway.
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