Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1
Class F1 No 132 photographed in Jakobstad, Finland. It operated between 1886–1932. It is now preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderSwiss Locomotive and Machine Works
Serial number63–64, 115–116, 132–133
Build date1885–1898
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-4RT
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Length8.6 m (28 ft)
Loco weight26.1 t (25.7 long tons; 28.8 short tons)
Water cap.2 m3 (71 cu ft)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area0.87 m2 (9.4 sq ft)
Heating surface44.9 m2 (483 sq ft)
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Career
Nicknames“Felix”
First run1885
Withdrawn1935
DispositionOne preserved (No. 132) at the Finnish Railway Museum
information from [1] and [2]

Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1 was a class of tank locomotives, which did not have to be turned at terminal stations. The water tank was located below the space behind the cab, in contrast to more modern tank locomotives where the water tanks usually placed either side of or on top of the boiler.

F1 locomotives were used in Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Viipuri for local traffic, which they could easily handle. When the local transport in the early 1900s increased, the F1 locomotives proved no longer sufficiently powerful, and they were replaced by more powerful Vk1/I1 locomotives. They were employed moving lightweight mixed trains short distances, a task for which they were well suited. The F1s were withdrawn in the 1930s. The only surviving F1 is the number 132 at the Finnish Railway Museum, which is painted in the livery that was applied as new.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
  2. ↑ "Suomen Rautatiemuseo - Kalustogalleria - F1 perustiedot". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
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