Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Finland_Beyer1.JPG/300px-Finland_Beyer1.JPG) Class B1 Nº 9 at the Finnish Railway Museum |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Builder | Beyer, Peacock & Company |
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Serial number | 846, 847, 1334, 1511–1513, 1970, 3208–3209 |
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Build date | 1868–1890 |
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Total produced | 9 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 0-4-2ST |
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• UIC | B1 n2t |
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Gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
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Loco weight | 26.4 tonnes (26.0 long tons; 29.1 short tons) |
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Water cap. | 2,900 litres (640 imp gal; 770 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 0.95 m2 (10.2 sq ft) |
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Heating surface | 62.7 m2 (675 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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Numbers | 9–10, 53–56, 150–151 |
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Nicknames | Ram |
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First run | 1868 |
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Withdrawn | 1928 |
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Disposition | 1 preserved, 9 scrapped |
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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.
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
- ^ a b "Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome!". Rautatie.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ a b "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Srhs.fi. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- Sakari K. Salo: Höyryveturikirja, s. 14. Helsinki: Kustantaja Laaksonen, 2009. ISBN 978-952-5805-12-3.
External links
Media related to VR Class B1 at Wikimedia Commons
- Finnish Railway Museum
- Steam Locomotives in Finland Including the Finnish Railway Museum
Locomotives | Electric | |
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Diesel | - Hr11
- Dv12
- Dv15
- Dv16
- Dr12
- Dr13
- Dr14
- Dr15
- Dr16
- Dr18
- Dr19
- Dr20
- Dr21
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Steam | |
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Multiple units | |
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