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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 type Steam Builder Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works Serial number 117–131, 134–149, 152–172, 183–190 Build date 1885 Total produced 60
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-0 Gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft) Length 12.8 m (42 feet 0 inches) Loco weight 42.5 t (41.8 long tons; 46.8 short tons) Fuel type Coal or wood Fuel capacity Coal: 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 area 1.11 m2 (11.95 sq ft) Heating surface 68.3 m2 (735.2 sq ft)
Performance figures Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)
Career Nicknames Little Brown First run 1885 Disposition One preserved (No. 124), at the Finnish Railway Museum, and one preserved in (No. 135) at Hyvinkää.
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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.

External links

• Finnish Railway Museum
• Steam Locomotives in Finland Including the Finnish Railway Museum

Gallery

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  VR Class Sk1 124 at the Finnish Railway Museum in 2017
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  Builder's plate (in French) of Societe Suisse locomotive No 405 of 1884 2-6-0 at the Finnish Railway Museum
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  VR Class Sk1 146 at Kotka railway station