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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1
Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1 was a class of tank locomotives, which did not have to be turned at terminal stations. The water tank was located below the space behind the cab, in contrast to more modern tank locomotives where the water tanks usually placed either side of or on top of the boiler. F1 locomotives were used in Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Viipuri for local traffic, which they could easily handle. When the local transport in the early 1900s increased, the F1 locomotives proved no longer sufficiently powerful, and they were replaced by more powerful Vk1/I1 locomotives. They were employed moving lightweight mixed trains short distances, a task for which they were well suited. The F1s were withdrawn in the 1930s. The only surviving F1 is the number 132 at the Finnish Railway Museum, which is painted in the livery that was applied as new. See also * Finnish Railway Museum * VR Group * List of Finnish locomotives * List of railway museums Worldwide * Heritage railways ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Railway Museum
The Finnish Railway Museum ( fi, Suomen Rautatiemuseo) is located in Hyvinkää, Finland. It was founded in 1898 and located in Helsinki. The museum was moved to Hyvinkää in 1974. The museum is on the original station and yard site of the Hanko–Hyvinkää railway. In addition to the station building, there is a roundhouse and several other preserved buildings, mainly from the 1870s. The museum also has a live steam backyard railroad track, where train rides are offered to the public during special run days in the summer months. Exhibits See also * Jokioinen Museum Railway * Hanko–Hyvinkää railway The Hanko–Hyvinkää Railroad, 1872–1875 ( sv, Hangö–Hyvinge järnväg), was Finland's first privately funded railway. Hanko is the southernmost town in Finland. Hanko has a seaport which, thanks to its location, can be used for the ... External links Finnish Railway MuseumOfficial website* ttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotives_of_Finland Photogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Heritage Railways
This list of heritage railways includes heritage railways sorted by country, state, or region. A heritage railway is a preserved or tourist railroad which is run as a tourist attraction, is usually but not always run by volunteers, and often seeks to re-create railway scenes of the past. Europe Austria * Ampflwanger Bahn (Timelkam — Ampflwang) * Bockerlbahn Bürmoos (narrow gauge, original tracks removed) * Bregenzerwaldbahn (narrow gauge, remaining section Bezau — Schwarzenberg) * Erzbergbahn (section Vordernberg — Eisenerz) * Feistritztalbahn (narrow gauge, Weiz — Birkfeld) * Gurktalbahn (narrow gauge, remaining section Treibach-Althofen — Pöckstein-Zwischenwässern) * Höllental Railway (Lower Austria) (narrow gauge, Payerbach-Reichenau — Hirschwang an der Rax) * Landesbahn Feldbach — Bad Gleichenberg (some regular service remains) * Lavamünder Bahn (Lavamünd — St. Paul im Lavanttal, track removed) * Lokalbahn Ebelsberg — St. Florian (narrow gauge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLM Locomotives
SLM may refer to: ;Companies * SLM Corporation, or Sallie Mae, an American student loan company * Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works * Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij, or Surinam Airways, ICAO code * SLM International, later The Hockey Company * Stan Lee Media, an Internet company * St. Louis Music, equipment distributor ;Science * Selective laser melting, making metal parts * Spatial light modulator in optical projection * Standard litre per minute ;Other * Š-L-M (Shin-Lamedh-Mem), root of Semitic words * Salamanca Airport, Spain, IATA Airport Code * Sudan Liberation Movement The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army ( ar, حركة تحرير السودان ''Ḥarakat Taḥrīr Al-Sūdān''; abbreviated SLM, SLA, or SLM/A) is a Sudanese rebel group active in Darfur, Sudan. It was founded as the Darfur Liberation FrontFlin ... See also * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Locomotives Introduced In 1885
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer faciliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steam Locomotives Of Finland
Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, and sometimes also an aerosol of liquid water droplets, or air. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. Steam that is saturated or superheated is invisible; however, "steam" often refers to wet steam, the visible mist or aerosol of water droplets formed as water vapor condenses. Water increases in volume by 1,700 times at standard temperature and pressure; this change in volume can be converted into mechanical work by steam engines such as reciprocating piston type engines and steam turbines, which are a sub-group of steam engines. Piston type steam engines played a central role in the Industrial Revolution and modern steam turbines are used to generate more than 80% of the world's electricity. If liquid water comes in contact with a very hot surface or depressurizes quickly below its vapor pressure, it can create a steam explosion. Types ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VR Locomotives
VR may refer to: Arts, entertainment and education * Virtual reality, a computer technology that simulates an environment with which a user may interact as if it was actually there * ''Virtua Racing'', a 1992 arcade racing game by Sega * Vocational rehabilitation * Spectre VR, an enhanced version of ''Spectre'' * ''VR.5'', an American science fiction television series in 1995 * ''VR Troopers'', an American action television show from 1994 to 1996 Businesses * VR (company), a Finnish railway company, formerly known as Valtion rautatiet ''(State Railways)'' * Valdosta Railway, in the US state of Georgia * Victorian Railways, in the Australian state of Victoria * Viktor & Rolf, an Amsterdam-based fashion house * German Cooperative Financial Group (''Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken'') * Cape Verde Airlines (IATA airline code) Government and military * Vetenskapsrådet, the Swedish Research Council * Volunteer Reserves (United Kingdom) * Fleet Logistics Support, a squadron of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Rail Transport In Finland
:''This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series'' The history of rail transport in Finland began on January 31, 1862, with the opening of the railway line between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna. By 1900 most of the future main lines had been constructed, including the line to St. Petersburg.4rail.net - Reference - Finland - Railway History ''4rail.net'' By the time of the birth of the new Finnish Republic in 1917 lines connected all major cities, major ports, and reached as far as the Swedish border, and inner Finland as far north as Kontiomäki in region, as well as eastwards i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jokioinen Museum Railway
The Jokioinen Museum Railway is located in Jokioinen, Finland. It is located on the last operating commercial narrow gauge railway in Finland, the gauge Jokioinen Railway. The museum was established on February 2, 1978, four years after the discontinued operation of the commercially-operated railway, when the new Jokioinen Museum Railway Limited joint stock company ( fi, Jokioisten Museorautatie Oy) bought the rail line from Jokioinen to Minkiö railway station, with its land and associated buildings. Museum steam trains began running that same year. In 1994 the line was extended with an stretch between Minkiö and Humppila. The museum railway station at Humppila is beside the station of the Turku-Toijala VR line, providing a convenient access to the museum. The Minkiö station has a narrow gauge museum with a collection of carriages and locomotives. There are a number other attractions in the vicinity of the railway. Gallery File:Jokioinen railway no. 4.jpg, A 2-6-2T b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restored Trains
Conservation and restoration of rail vehicles aims to preserve historic rail vehicles. Trains It may concern trains that have been removed from service and later restored to their past condition, or have never been removed from service, like UP 844, the only U.S. steam locomotive to never be retired. They are often operated in present-day service as moving examples of living history, as opposed to static exhibits. The majority of restored trains are operated at heritage railways and railway museums, although they can also be found on the main lines or branch lines of the commercial working railway, operated by specialist railtour companies or museum groups. For authenticity, the location/route of preserved trains is often chosen to match the original trains used. Heritage railways and railway museums aim to restore and operate restored trains. Trains are often restored to the original authentic livery of their original owner. In the United States The restoration of historic rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Railways
A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) in the history of rail transport. Definition The British Office of Rail and Road defines heritage railways as follows:...'lines of local interest', museum railways or tourist railways that have retained or assumed the character and appearance and operating practices of railways of former times. Several lines that operate in isolation provide genuine transport facilities, providing community links. Most lines constitute tourist or educational attractions in their own right. Much of the rolling stock and other equipment used on these systems is original and is of historic value in its own right. Many systems aim to replicate both the look and operating practices of historic former railways companies. Infrastructure Heritage railway lines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Locomotive And Machine Works
Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss International Air Lines ** Swiss Global Air Lines, a subsidiary * Swissair, former national air line of Switzerland *.swiss alternative TLD for Switzerland See also * Swiss made, label for Swiss products * Swiss cheese (other) * Switzerland (other) *Languages of Switzerland, none of which are called "Swiss" *International Typographic Style, also known as Swiss Style, in graphic design *Schweizer (other), meaning Swiss in German *Schweitzer, a family name meaning Swiss in German *Swisse Swisse is a vitamin, supplement, and skincare brand. Founded in Australia in 1969 and globally headquartered in Melbourne, and was sold to Health & Happiness, a Chinese company based in Hong Kong previously known as Biostime Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Railway Museums
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam locomotive, steam, diesel locomotive, diesel, and electric locomotive, electric), railroad car, railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds. Africa Egypt *Egypt's Railway Museum (Cairo) Kenya *Nairobi Railway Museum in Nairobi Nigeria *NRC/Legacy Railway Museum in Lagos Sierra Leone *Sierra Leone National Railway Museum in Freetown South Africa *Outeniqua Transport Museum in George, Western Cape, George Sudan * Railway Museum in Atbarah Zambia *Railway Museum (Zambia), Railway Museum in Livingstone, Zambia, Livingstone Zimbabwe *Bulawayo Railway Museum in Bulawayo Asia China *Chan T'ien-yu Memorial Hall, Badaling, Beijing *China Railway Museum, Beijing *Da'anbei Railway Station, Da'an, Jilin, Da'an, Jilin, Jilin Province *Hong Kong Railway Museum *Qingdao-Jinan Rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
