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Finnish Railway series G1, G2 and G4 “Pikku-Rusko”

These locomotives were built from 1884 by the Swiss SLM for the Finnish State Railways. They were intended for mixed service and were called “Pikku-Rusko”, which means “Little Brown”. Since only low axle loads and a m...

Finnish Railway series G1, G2 and G4 “Pikku-Rusko”Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1884-1896
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement 1C
Gauge 1520 mm
Length 12800 mm
Service mass 26600 kg
Top speed 60 km/h
Power
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General

Property Finnish Railway series G1, G2 and G4 “Pikku-Rusko”
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Built 1884-1896
Manufacturers SLM
Wheel arrangement 2-6-0 (Mogul)
Gauge 1,520 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Finnish Railway series G1, G2 and G4 “Pikku-Rusko”
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Length 12.80 m
Wheelbase 5.70 m
Service mass 26.6 t
Adhesion mass 21.1 t
Total mass 40.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.67 m
Axle load 7.5 t
Water capacity 5,000 l
Fuel capacity 6 t (wood)

Boiler

Property Finnish Railway series G1, G2 and G4 “Pikku-Rusko”
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Grate area 1.11 m²
Firebox surface 6.6 m²
Tube heating surface 61.68 m²
Evaporative heating surface 68.28 m²
Total heating surface 68.3 m²

Power plant

Property Finnish Railway series G1, G2 and G4 “Pikku-Rusko”
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Driver diameter 1,245 mm
Boiler pressure 10.3 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 380 x 510 mm

Power

Property Finnish Railway series G1, G2 and G4 “Pikku-Rusko”
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Power source steam
Estimated power 170 kW (231 PS)
Top speed 60 km/h
Starting effort 51.8 kN

Calculated values

Property Finnish Railway series G1, G2 and G4 “Pikku-Rusko”
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.00
Optimal speed 19 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 6.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 101.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,142.18
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.26
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 15.84
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 61.51
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.35
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