Finnish 1524 mm private railways

During the days of The Grand Duchy of Finland there were five private 1524 mm gauge railways.

1) Kerava - Porvoo / Kervo - Borgе Railway 33 km
This line was sold in 1917 to VR.

1 Ct-n2 Manning Wardle 192 1873 sold in 1915 to Russia Imperial Russian Navy Kronstadt or Sevastopol.

2 Ct-n2 Manning Wardle 193 1873 sold in 1876 to Russia

2" C-n2 Wiener Neustadt 2301 1877 sold in 1887 to VR class C5 No 63 ( temporary ) then in 1887 No 62 + 1928

3 B2t-n2 Winterthur ( SLM ) 511 1888 1917 VR class F1 No 63 + 1935

4 B2t-n2 Winterthur ( SLM ) 1153 1898 1917 VR class F1 No 64 + 1935

5 1C-n2 Tampere 98 1905 1917 VR class G9 No 65 ( 1917-1926 ) from 1926 No 318" + 1954

6 1Dt-n2v Tampere 207 1913 1917 VR class M1 No 66 + 1934

2) Hyvinkдд - Hanko / Hyvinge - Hangц Railway 151 km
This is the Russian "Gangut" Railway derived its name from Swedish Hangц Udd ( Cape of Hanko / Hangц ) In Finnish Hankoniemi. As you have probably heard in Soviet school the Hankoniemi had to be leased to Soviet Union in 1940 for 50 years.Finnish troops captured it back in December 1941. This was originally a Russian railway company owned by St.Petersburg business men. They sold this line to VR in 1875.

HYVINGE 2B-n2 Baldwin 2998 1872 VR 1875-1887 class A4 101 from 1887 63 + 1913

HANGЦ 2B-n2 Baldwin 3003 1872 VR 1875-1887 class A4 102 from 1887 64 + 1911

EKENДS 2B-n2 Baldwin 2999 1872 VR 1875-1887 class A4 103 from 1887 65 + 1911

PIPPING 2B-n2 Baldwin 3002 1872 VR 1875-1887 class A4 104 from 1887 66 + 1911

VON TRAPPE 2B-n2 Baldwin 3151 1873 VR 1875-1887 class A4 105 from 1887 67 + 1901

PETROFSKY 2B-n2 Baldwin 3153 1873 VR 1875-1887 class A4 106 from 1887 68 + 1915

WINBERG 2B-n2 Baldwin 3154 1873 VR 1875-1887 class A4 107 from 1887 69 + 1912

JAKOBY 2B-n2 Baldwin 3155 1873 VR 1875-1887 class A4 108 from 1887 70 + 1913

ZILLIACUS 2B-n2 Baldwin 3156 1873 VR 1875-1887 class A4 109 from 1887 71 Lost in Petrograd 1918.

ANTOINETTE C-n2 Schw 247 1872 VR 1875-1887 class C3 112 from 1887 74 1893 sold to Yugo Zapadnyi Zh.D. Zh 35

HELSINGFORS C-n2 Schw 248 1872 VR 1875-1887 class C3 113 from 1887 75 1893 sold to Yugo Zapadnyi Zh.D. Zh 36

3) Hamina - Inkeroinen Railway 26 km
Sold to VR in 1915

1 1C1t-n2 Baldwin 16471 1898 1915 VR class E1" No 74 sold in 1926 to A.Ahlstrцm Oy

2 1C1t-n2 Baldwin 16472 1998 1915 VR class E1" No 75 sold in 1926 to Karhula Oy

4) Rauma - Peipohja Railway 47 km

1 1C-n2 Winterthur ( SLM ) 992 1896

2 1B2t-n2 Winterthur ( SLM ) 1023 1897

3 1B2t-n2 Winterthur ( SLM ) 1024 1897

4 1C-n2v Tampere 72 1904

5 1C-n2v Tampere 199 1912 ex Raahe Railway No 3

6 1D1t-n2 Tampere 209 1913

7 1D1t-n2 Tampere 210 1913

5) Raahe - Lappi Railway 33 km

1 1B1t-n2 Baldwin 16634 1899 sold in 1916 to Imperial Russian Navy. Kronstadt or Sevastopol.

2 1B1t-n2 Baldwin 16635 1899

3 1C-n2v Tampere 199 1912 sold in 1913 to Rauma - Peipohja Railway.

Jukka Nurminen