VR Class Sk1 explained

VR Class Sk1
Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G1, G2 & G4
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works
Serialnumber:117–131, 134–149, 152–172, 183–190
Builddate:1885
Totalproduction:60
Whytetype:2-6-0
Length:12.80NaN0
Locoweight:42.5t
Fueltype:Coal or wood
Fuelcap:Coal: 4.5m2
Wood: 5m2
Watercap:4.6m2
Firearea:1.11m2
Totalsurface:68.3m2
Maxspeed:600NaN0
Nicknames:Little Brown
Firstrundate:1885
Disposition:One preserved (No. 124), at the Finnish Railway Museum, and one preserved in (No. 135) at Hyvinkää.
Notes: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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry . Srhs.fi . 2013-07-17.