#0487
Highland Railway L Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Highland Railway· from 1882· class of 9 British 4-4-0 locomotives
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- 1. HR L class 7: Unknown author Unknown author· CC0
what is it?
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.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 144 years ago, in 1882.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 38 years (1892–1930).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1882–1901
- in service from
- 1892
- retired
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 9
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Highland Railway
- designer
- David Jones
- operators
- Highland Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
- weight
- 43.7 t
- nicknames
- Skye Bogies
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5759070, Wikipedia: Highland Railway L Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.