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Highland Railway L class
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
David Jones
Builder
HR Lochgorm Works
Build date
1882–1901
Total produced
9
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-4-0
• UIC
2′B
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.
3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m)
Driver dia.
5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)
Loco weight
43 long tons 0 cwt (96,300 lb or 43.7 t)
Boiler
4 ft 2 in (1.27 m) diameter
Boiler pressure
150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)
Heating surface
1,216 sq ft (113.0 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
14,037 lbf (62.44 kN)
Career
Operators
HR → LMS
Class
HR: ‘Skye Bogie’; L (from 1901)
Power class
LMS: 1P
Number in class
1 January 1923: 8
Nicknames
Skye Bogies
Withdrawn
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.
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