Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 Explained

Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Beyer, Peacock & Company
Serialnumber:846, 847, 1334, 1511–1513, 1970, 3208–3209
Builddate:1868–1890
Totalproduction:9
Uicclass:B1 n2t
Firearea:0.95m2
Totalsurface:62.7m2
Maxspeed:600NaN0
Fleetnumbers:9–10, 53–56, 150–151
Nicknames:Ram
Firstrundate:1868
Withdrawndate:1928
Disposition:1 preserved, 9 scrapped

The Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 is an 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Railway Museum.[1] The B1 was nicknamed “Ram”.[2] They were numbered 9–10, 53–56, 150–151.[2] B1 locomotives were withdrawn in the 1920s. The last was withdrawn in 1928.[1]

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  1. Web site: Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome! . Rautatie.org . 2013-07-16 . dead . https://archive.today/20120911025639/http://www.rautatie.org/web/en/default.asp . 2012-09-11 .
  2. Web site: Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry . Srhs.fi . 2013-07-16 . 2016-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160629062617/http://www.srhs.fi/index4.htm . dead .