VR Sk3 Class steam locomotive #400 - Finnish Railway Museum, Hyvinkää, Finland
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N 60° 37.511 E 024° 50.895
35V E 382266 N 6722966
A Finnish-built tank locomotive built in 1903, which served until 1960 and is now preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum in Hyvinkää.
Waymark Code: WM100FW
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 02/02/2019
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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) here at the Finnish Railway Museum.
Specifications
Configuration:
Whyte 2-6-0
UIC 1'C
Gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Length 14.07 m (46 ft 2 in)
Loco 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 cap 7.9 m3 (279.0 cu ft)
Firegrate area 1.38 m2 (14.85 sq ft)
Heating surface 87.2 m2 (938.6 sq ft)
Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)
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