Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1

The Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 is an 0-4-2ST built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, at its Gorton Foundry in Manchester, England. Nine were constructed between 1868 and 1890. They were designed for use as shunting locomotives.

Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1
Class B1 Nº 9 at the Finnish Railway Museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Company
Serial number846, 847, 1334, 1511–1513, 1970, 3208–3209
Build date1868–1890
Total produced9
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-2ST
 • UICB1 n2t
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Loco weight26.4 tonnes (26.0 long tons; 29.1 short tons)
Water cap.2,900 litres (640 imp gal; 770 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		0.95 m2 (10.2 sq ft)
Heating surface62.7 m2 (675 sq ft)
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Career
Numbers9–10, 53–56, 150–151
NicknamesRam
First run1868
Withdrawn1928
Disposition1 preserved, 9 scrapped

Number 9 is Finland's oldest preserved locomotive and is preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum.[1] The B1 was nicknamed “Ram”.[2] They were numbered 9–10, 53–56, 150–151.[2] B1 locomotives were withdrawn in the 1920s. The last was withdrawn in 1928.[1]

References
  1. "Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome!". Rautatie.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  2. "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Srhs.fi. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  • Sakari K. Salo: Höyryveturikirja, s. 14. Helsinki: Kustantaja Laaksonen, 2009. ISBN 978-952-5805-12-3.

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