| Highland Railway L class |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | David Jones |
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| Builder | HR Lochgorm Works |
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| Build date | 1882–1901 |
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| Total produced | 9 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-4-0 |
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| • UIC | 2′B |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Leading dia. | 3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m) |
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| Driver dia. | 5 ft 3 in (1.600 m) |
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| Loco weight | 43 long tons 0 cwt (96,300 lb or 43.7 t) |
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| Boiler | 4 ft 2 in (1.27 m) diameter |
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| Boiler pressure | 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa) |
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| Heating surface | 1,216 sq ft (113.0 m2) |
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| Cylinders | Two, outside |
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| Cylinder size | 18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | HR → LMS |
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| Class | HR: ‘Skye Bogie’; L (from 1901) |
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| Power class | LMS: 1P |
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| Number in class | 1 January 1923: 8 |
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| Nicknames | Skye Bogies |
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| Withdrawn | 1922–1930 |
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| Disposition | All scrapped |
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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 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
Table of locomotives
HR
Number |
Date New |
LMS Number |
Withdrawn |
Notes
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| 70 |
May 1882 |
14277 |
1930 |
Swapped numbers with 67 c.1916
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| 85 |
August 1892 |
— |
1923 |
Renumbered 85A in 1919
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| 86 |
March 1893 |
14279 |
1927 |
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| 87 |
December 1893 |
14280 |
1926 |
Withdrawn before renumbered by the LMS
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| 88 |
April 1895 |
14281 |
1926 |
Withdrawn before renumbered by the LMS
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| 5 |
August 1897 |
14282 |
1929 |
Renumbered 32 in 1899
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| 6 |
November 1897 |
14283 |
1929 |
Renumbered 33 in 1899
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| 7 |
July 1898 |
14284 |
1930 |
Renumbered 34 in 1899
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| 48 |
December 1901 |
14285 |
1928 |
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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.