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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1
Class B1 Nº 9 at the Finnish Railway Museum
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock & Company Serial number 846, 847, 1334, 1511–1513, 1970, 3208–3209 Build date 1868–1890 Total produced 9
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-2ST  • UIC B1 n2t Gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft) Loco weight 26.4 tonnes (26.0 long tons; 29.1 short tons) Water cap. 2,900 litres (640 imp gal; 770 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 0.95 m (10.2 sq ft) Heating surface 62.7 m (675 sq ft)
Performance figures Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)
Career Numbers 9–10, 53–56, 150–151 Nicknames Ram First run 1868 Withdrawn 1928 Disposition 1 preserved, 9 scrapped

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. The B1 was nicknamed “Ram”. They were numbered 9–10, 53–56, 150–151. B1 locomotives were withdrawn in the 1920s. The last was withdrawn in 1928.

References

1. ^ "Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome!". Rautatie.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
2. ^ "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

• Beyer, Peacock locomotives
• Steam locomotives of Finland
• VR locomotives
• 0-4-2ST locomotives
• 5 ft gauge locomotives