VR Class Sk1

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.

VR Class Sk1
Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G1, G2 & G4
Class Sk1 No 124 at the Finnish Railway Museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderSwiss Locomotive & Machine Works
Serial number117–131, 134–149, 152–172, 183–190
Build date1885
Total produced60
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte2-6-0
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Length12.8 m (42 feet 0 inches)
Loco weight42.5 t (41.8 long tons; 46.8 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal or wood
Fuel capacityCoal: 4.5 m3 (158.9 cu ft)
Wood: 5 m3 (176.6 cu ft)
Water cap.4.6 m3 (162.4 cu ft)
Firebox:
  Firegrate area
1.11 m2 (11.95 sq ft)
Heating surface68.3 m2 (735.2 sq ft)
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Career
NicknamesLittle Brown
First run1885
DispositionOne preserved (No. 124), at the Finnish Railway Museum, and one preserved in (No. 135) at Hyvinkää.
information from [1]

References

  1. "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Srhs.fi. Retrieved 2013-07-17.


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