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The Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway ''Leitrim'' Class was a class of five
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locomotives built by
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between 1882 and 1889 for the SLNCR.


Versions

In 1879
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supplied the South Australian Railways K class, which was built to the Irish gauge and designed to run on lightweight track. As a result, and after the disappointment of the ''
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'' class, the SL&NCR ordered an enlarged version of this design which became the SLNCR Leitrim class. Beyer, Peacock delivered the first two of this class ''Fermanagh'' and ''Leitrim'', in 1882. They proved to be reliable and the SL&NCR obtained further examples from Beyer, Peacock: ''Lurganboy'' in 1895; ''Lissadell'' and ''Hazelwood'' in 1899. The SL&NCR started withdrawing the class from service in 1947 and one of the class survived until the closure of the line in 1957. "Lissadell" was sold in working order to Hammond Lane Foundry in 1954 and survived until broken up at Manorhamilton in 1957.Five Foot Three No.38 Winter 1991/92


Model

A 1:43 scale (O gauge, both 4′ 8″ and 5′ 3″) brass kit is available from Studio Scale Models.


See also

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References

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