Highland Railway L Class

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Highland Railway L class
Power type Steam
Designer David Jones
Builder HR Lochgorm Works
Build date 1882–1901
Configuration 4-4-0
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Driver size 63 in (1.600 m)
Boiler pressure 150 psi (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders Two (outside)
Cylinder size 17×24 in (432×610 mm)
Career Highland Railway
London, Midland & Scottish
Class HR: L
LMS:
Number in class 9
Nicknames Skye Bogies

The Highland Railway Jones L Class 4-4-0s were more commonly known as 'Skye Bogies' due to their association with the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. They were essentially mixed traffic versions of the earlier F Class. The cylinders (17" by 24"), valve gear and motion were common to the two classes, but they had smaller (5' 3") driving wheels and higher pressure (150psi) boilers.

Nine were built at Lochgorm Works over the period 1882 to 1901. Listed in order of construction:

HR Number Built LMS Number Notes
70
1882
?
85
1892
?
86
1893
?
87
1893
?
88
1895
14281
 Withdrawn early 1926 before renumbering
5 (later 32)
1897
?
6 (later 33)
1897
?
7 (later 34)
1898
?
48
1901
?

They were never named.

All passed to the LMS in 1923, but had gone by Nationalisation.

[edit] References

  • H. A. Vallance (1938). The Highland Railway


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Highland Railway locomotives
W. Barclay (1855–1865)
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D. Jones (1870–1896)
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F. G. Smith (1925–1912)
C. Cumming (1915–1922)
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