Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1
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The Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 is an 0-4-2 saddle tank locomotive, built by Beyer, Peacock and Company, at their Gorton Foundry, Manchester, England. Nine were constructed between 1868 and 1890; they were designed for use as shunting locomotives.
Number 9 is Finland's oldest preserved locomotive and is preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum.[1] The B1 was nicknamed “Ram”.[2] They were numbered 9–10, 53–56, 150–151.[2] B1 locomotives were withdrawn in the 1920s. The last was withdrawn in 1928.[1]
See also
- Finnish Railway Museum
- VR Group
- List of Finnish locomotives
- Jokioinen Museum Railway
- History of rail transport in Finland
References
- 1 2 "Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome!". Rautatie.org. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- 1 2 "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Srhs.fi. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- Sakari K. Salo: Höyryveturikirja, s. 14. Helsinki: Kustantaja Laaksonen, 2009. ISBN 978-952-5805-12-3.
External links
Gallery
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No.9 at the Finnish Railway Museum
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The front of No.9
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No. 9 at the Finnish Railway Museum
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Builder's plate of No.9 (Beyer, Peacock No. 846 of 1868)
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