Franz Krull Sk class
{{Short description|Locomotive class manufactured in Estonia}}
{{Infobox locomotive
| powertype = Steam
| name = Franz Krull Sk class
| image = Mõisaküla depoo.jpg
| caption = Sk-154
| designer = A. Borsig works, Berlin, Germany
| builder = AS Franz Krull, Tallinn, Estonia
| builddate = 1931-1940
| totalproduction = 16
| whytetype = 2-8-0
| uicclass = 1′D h2
| gauge = {{track gauge|750mm}} narrow gauge
| leadingdiameter =
| driverdiameter = {{convert|900|mm|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}
| length =
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| fueltype = Oil shale
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| fuelcap = 8 tons
| watercap = 6 tons
| firearea =
| cylindercount = Two
| cylindersize = {{convert|380|x|450|mm|in|frac=16|abbr=on}}
| boilerpressure = {{convert|13|atm|MPa psi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}
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| operator = Estonian Railways
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| disposition = All scrapped, none preserved
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The Franz Krull Sk-class is a class of steam locomotive built by the Franz Krull metal works of Tallinn, Estonia between 1931-1940.{{cite web |title=KITSARÖÖPMELINE AURUVEDUR Sk |url=http://est-train.ertas.eu/kv/sk.php?lng=est |website=est-train.ertas.eu |access-date=19 January 2022}}
The Sk were narrow-gauged and used oil shale as fuel, since it is the primary energy source in Estonia. A total of 16 units were produced, of which none has survived. The last Sk, Sk-156, was scrapped in 1980 in Beloretsk, Russia, where it was actively used until scrapping.
List of ''Sk'' locomotives
File:Võhma-Olustvere raudtee õnnetus 1936-1.jpg
Built in 1931:
- Sk-151
- Sk-152
- Sk-153
- Sk-154
- Sk-155
- Sk-156
- Sk-157
- Sk-158
- Sk-159
- Sk-150
Built in 1935:
- Sk-160
- Sk-161
- Sk-162
Built in 1940:
(During the first Soviet occupation of Estonia, when the factory was renamed "Punane Krull" ("Red Krull"). These locomobiles were decorated by the red star and hammer and stickle figures.)
- Sk-163
- Sk-164
- Sk-165
References
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External links
- [http://www.mulgirailway.com Mulgi Railway]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091213233807/http://www.hansaco.ee/raudtee/ History of Estonian narrow-gauge railways] (in Estonian)
Category:Steam locomotives of Estonia
Category:750 mm gauge locomotives
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1931
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