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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:
 • Grate area1.11 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]

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.

References

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