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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1868· class of 9 Finnish 0-4-2ST locomotives
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Finland Beyer1: Harveyqs at English Wikipedia· Public domain
- 2. Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 1: Harveyqs· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 2: Harveyqs· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 is an 0-4-2ST built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, at its Gorton Foundry in Manchester, England. Nine were constructed between 1868 and 1890. They were designed for use as shunting locomotives.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 158 years ago, in 1868.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 60 years (1868–1928).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1868–1890
- in service from
- 1868
- retired
- 1928
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 9
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- operators
- Finnish State Railways
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-2
- weight
- 26.4 t
- nicknames
- Ram
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5450816, Wikipedia: Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.