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The '''Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C5''' were ordered in 1880 by the Finnish State Railways from the German [[Hanomag]] factory for the [[Tampere]]-[[Vaasa]] railway line. The locomotives were completed between 1881 – 1882 and received the Class designation C5. The C5 locomotives had inside cylinders, as in other C-series locomotives. Originally it was planned that the locomotives be used for both freight and passenger duties. But passenger locomotives were considered unnecessary, because at that time the maximum speed of trains on the Tampere and Vaasa railway line was only 26.7 kilometers per hour.
The '''Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C5''' were ordered in 1880 by the Finnish State Railways from the German [[Hanomag]] factory for the [[Tampere]]-[[Vaasa]] railway line. The locomotives were completed between 1881 – 1882 and received the Class designation C5. The C5 locomotives had inside cylinders, as in other C-series locomotives. Originally it was planned that the locomotives be used for both freight and passenger duties. But passenger locomotives were considered unnecessary, because at that time the maximum speed of trains on the Tampere and Vaasa railway line was only 26.7 kilometers per hour.

Revision as of 14:25, 26 February 2016

Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C5
Hannoversche Maschinenbau locomotive No 1477 of 1882 0-6-0 at the Finnish Railway Museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHanomag
Serial number101-114
Build date1881 - 1882
Total produced14
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Length11.7 m
Loco weight33 tonnes
Fuel capacityCoal: 4.5 m3; Wood: 4.6 m3
Water cap.4.4 m3
Firebox:​
 • Grate area1.02 m2
Heating surface55.9 m2
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Career
Nicknames“Bliksti”
First run1882
Withdrawn1930
DispositionOne preserved (No. 110), at the Finnish Railway Museum
information from [1][2]

The Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C5 were ordered in 1880 by the Finnish State Railways from the German Hanomag factory for the Tampere-Vaasa railway line. The locomotives were completed between 1881 – 1882 and received the Class designation C5. The C5 locomotives had inside cylinders, as in other C-series locomotives. Originally it was planned that the locomotives be used for both freight and passenger duties. But passenger locomotives were considered unnecessary, because at that time the maximum speed of trains on the Tampere and Vaasa railway line was only 26.7 kilometers per hour. C5 locomotives soon proved to be insufficiently powerful for the gradients of the Tampere and Vaasa railway line. C5 locomotives were moved to the flatter Seinäjoki-Oulu line, where they performed satisfactorily.

By the 1900s the C5 locomotives were transferred to shunting duties in the marshalling yards of various towns and cities around Finland. They were agile and therefore suitable for shunting duties. Because of the agility of the C5 locomotive it was nicknamed "Bliksti" or a “glimpse”. Today the Finnish Railway Museum has a class C5 on display.

References

  1. ^ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Srhs.fi. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/20120325144208/http://www.rautatie.org:80/web/fi/gallerydet.asp?id=12&section=1. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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