SJ F

what is it?

The F class was a type of steam locomotive used by Swedish State Railways (Swedish: Statens Järnvägar, SJ) and based on the Württemberg C. Eleven locos were built by Nydquist & Holm (NOHAB) between 1914 and 1916. It was primarily used on the main lines between Stockholm-Gothenburg and Stockholm-Malmö. It is one of the largest steam locomotives ever used in Sweden.

who runs it

Statens JärnvägarDSB

base stats

• speed 110 km/htop speed
• power 1.1 MWpower output
• weight 143 tin working order
• built 11made in total

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 112 years ago, in 1914.
• 🚗1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 24 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏21.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1914–1916

status

retired

number built

11

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇰 Denmark

builders

Nydqvist och Holm AB

operators

Statens Järnvägar, DSB

top speed

110 km/h

power

1.1 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-2

length

21.3 m

weight

143 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.