VR Class Sk3

Specifications
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)
Firebox:
• Grate area	1.38 m2 (14.85 sq ft)
Heating surface	87.2 m2 (938.6 sq ft)

VR Class Sk3
Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G3, G5, G10 & G11
VR Class Sk3; Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G3, G5, G10 & G11
	Class Sk3 No 400 at the Finnish Railway Museum
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Tampella
Serial number	173–177, 191–195, 214–221, 334–359, 373–406, 427–436
Build date	1892–1903
Total produced	88
Configuration:;
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)
Firebox:
• Grate area	1.38 m2 (14.85 sq ft)
Heating surface	87.2 m2 (938.6 sq ft)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Nicknames
Career
Nicknames	"Mummo" ("Grandmother")
Disposition	One preserved (No. 400), at the Finnish Railway Museum
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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), at the Finnish Railway Museum

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