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 cylinders, valve gear and motion were common to the two classes, but they had smaller driving wheels and higher pressure boilers.
Numbering + Table of locomotives HRNumber Date New LMS Number Withdrawn Notes 70 14277 1930 Swapped numbers with 67 c.1916 85 — 1923 Renumbered 85A in 1919 86 14279 1927 87 14280 1926 Withdrawn before renumbered by the LMS 88 14281 1926 Withdrawn before renumbered by the LMS 5 14282 1929 Renumbered 32 in 1899 6 14283 1929 Renumbered 33 in 1899 7 14284 1930 Renumbered 34 in 1899 48 14285 1928
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