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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C1

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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C1
Class C1 Nº 21 in the Finnish Railway Museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNeilson and Company
Serial number1427–1436
Build date1869
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Driver dia.1,250 mm (49.21 in)
Length12.77 m (41 ft 10+3⁄4 in)
Axle load9.2 t (9.1 long tons; 10.1 short tons)
Loco weight26.2 t (25.8 long tons; 28.9 short tons) + 15.8 t (15.6 long tons; 17.4 short tons)
Fuel capacityCoal: 5 m3 (180 cu ft) / 4 t (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons); Wood: 5.7 m3 (200 cu ft)
Water cap.5.5 m3 (190 cu ft)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area1.15 m2 (12.4 sq ft)
Boiler pressure8.5 kp/cm2 (830 kPa; 121 psi)
Heating surface83.4 m2 (898 sq ft)
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Tractive effort3,200 kp (31 kN; 7,100 lbf)
Career
Numbers21–30
NicknamesBristollari ("the Bristolian")
First run1869
Withdrawn1926–1929
DispositionOne preserved (No. 21), at the Finnish Railway Museum, remainder scrapped

The Class C1 Steam Locomotives were introduced in 1868 for use in the Grand Duchy of Finland, then an autonomous region of the Russian Empire. Built by Neilson and Company, these locomotives reflected the design principles of Victorian-era British 0-6-0 freight engines.[1] They featured inside cylinders and Stephenson link motion.[1] Modifications such as wood-burning smokestacks and wooden cab sides were made to suit Finnish conditions.

The Class C1 locomotives share similarities with several British locomotive classes, including the NER Class C1, Caledonian Railway 294 and 711 Classes, Caledonian Railway 812 and 652 Classes, LB&SCR C class, and SER O class. Neilson and Company also supplied similar 5-foot-gauge 0-6-0 locomotives to other railways across the Russian Empire. However, limited photographic and technical documentation of these models remains.

Only one locomotive of this class, No. 1427, is preserved today and is housed at the Finnish Railway Museum. It is the only known surviving example of the many 0-6-0 locomotives once used throughout the Russian Empire during the 19th century.[2] Another unit, No. 30, remained in Finland Station, St. Petersburg, in 1918 during the civil conflicts in Finland and Russia.[3] The wood-burning smoke stacks and wooden cab sides were installed for Finnish conditions.[1]

No. 1427, which carried running number 21,[4] is the second-oldest preserved locomotive in Finland, following the 1868 Beyer Peacock 0-4-2T. It was the first freight locomotive used by the Finnish State Railways (then known as SVR).[1] It was also the first of a batch of ten locomotives (builder's numbers 1427–1436, running numbers 21–30) delivered for the Riihimäki–Saint Petersburg railway in 1869. These locomotives later operated on routes to Helsinki and Turku. No. 1427 was retired in 1926,[4] and the last locomotive of the class was withdrawn in 1929.[4]

See also

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  • Neilson & Co works plate, on No.21 at the Finnish Railway Museum.
    Neilson & Co works plate, on No.21 at the Finnish Railway Museum.
  • The Cab interior of No.21 at the Finnish Railway Museum.
    The Cab interior of No.21 at the Finnish Railway Museum.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Finnish Railway Museum – Welcome!". Finnish Railway Museum. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Steam Locomotive Information". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ^ "World Railways Photograph Catalogue - Restoration & Archiving Trust". www.gwrarchive.org. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Suomen Rautatiehistoriallinen Seura ry". Suomen Rautatiehistoriallinen Seura ry. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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