VR Class Sk1 Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G1, G2 & G4 |
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Class Sk1 No 124 at the Finnish Railway Museum |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 2-6-0 |
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Gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
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Length | 12.8 m (42 feet 0 inches) |
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Loco weight | 42.5 t (41.8 long tons; 46.8 short tons) |
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Fuel type | Coal or wood |
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Fuel capacity | Coal: 4.5 m3 (158.9 cu ft) Wood: 5 m3 (176.6 cu ft) |
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Water cap. | 4.6 m3 (162.4 cu ft) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 1.11 m2 (11.95 sq ft) |
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Heating surface | 68.3 m2 (735.2 sq ft) |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
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Career |
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Nicknames | Little Brown |
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First run | 1885 |
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Disposition | One preserved (No. 124), at the Finnish Railway Museum, and one preserved in (No. 135) at Hyvinkää. |
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information from [1] |
The VR Class Sk1, originally known as the Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G1, G2 & G4, were a series of 60 2-6-0 locomotives built for the Finnish State Railways by Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works in 1885. Two are preserved, one at (No. 124), at the Finnish Railway Museum, and the other (No. 135) at Hyvinkää.
External links
- Finnish Railway Museum
- Steam Locomotives in Finland Including the Finnish Railway Museum
Gallery
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VR Class Sk1 124 at the Finnish Railway Museum in 2017
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builder's plate of Societe Suisse locomotive No 405 of 1884 2-6-0 at the Finnish Railway Museum
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VR Class Sk1 146 at Kotka railway station
References
- ^ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Srhs.fi. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
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