VR Class Sk3
VR Class Sk3 Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G3, G5, G10 & G11 | |
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Class Sk3 No 400 at the Finnish Railway Museum | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Builder | Tampella |
Serial number | 173-177,191-195,214-221,334-359,373-406,427-436 |
Build date | 1892-1903 |
Total produced | 88 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 2-6-0 |
Gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
Length | 14.07 m (46 ft 2 in) |
Locomotive weight |
34.5 t (34.0 long tons; 38.0 short tons) (G3) 33.5 t (33.0 long tons; 36.9 short tons) (G5) 35.3 t (34.7 long tons; 38.9 short tons) (G10 and G11) |
Fuel type | Coal or wood |
Fuel capacity |
Coal: 5.5 m3 (194.2 cu ft) Wood: 3.7 m3 (130.7 cu ft) |
Water capacity | 7.9 m3 (279.0 cu ft) |
Firegrate area | 1.38 m2 (14.85 sq ft) |
Heating surface: – Total | 87.2 m2 (938.6 sq ft) |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
Career | |
Nicknames | "Mummo ", "Grandmothers" |
Disposition | One preserved (No. 400), at the Finnish Railway Museum |
information from [1] |
The VR Class Sk3, originally known as the Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G3, G5, G10 & G11, was a class of 88 2-6-0 steam locomotives, built for the Finnish State Railways from 1892 to 1903 at Tampella. One is preserved (No. 400), at the Finnish Railway Museum
See also
- Finnish Railway Museum
- VR Group
- List of Finnish locomotives
- List of railway museums Worldwide
- Heritage railways
- List of heritage railways
- Restored trains
- Jokioinen Museum Railway
- History of rail transport in Finland
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