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Finnish Railway class B1

On the Helsinki port railway

Of a total of nine 0-4-2ST saddle tank locomotives operated by the Finnish State Railways, eight were of the type B1 shown here. They were built by Beyer, Peacock of Manchester for shunting service along the Riihimaki...

Finnish Railway class B1Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1868-1890
Manufacturers Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Wheel arrangement B1 st
Gauge 1524 mm
Length
Service mass 26417 kg
Top speed 60 km/h
Power
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General

Property Finnish Railway class B1
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Built 1868-1890
Manufacturers Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Wheel arrangement 0-4-2ST
Gauge 1,524 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Wheelbase 4.14 m
Service mass 26.4 t
Adhesion mass 19.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.14 m
Axle load 9.8 t
Water capacity 2,911 l
Fuel capacity 2 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 0.95 m²
Evaporative heating surface 62.71 m²
Total heating surface 62.7 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,245 mm
Boiler pressure 8.3 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 356 x 508 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 149 kW (203 PS)
Top speed 60 km/h
Starting effort 36.3 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.30
Optimal speed 26 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 5.6 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.35
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.09
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 66.01
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