SJ R

SJ R
R 977 on the day of delivery in 1909
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date19081909
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-10-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,300 mm (4 ft 3 in)
Length19,850 mm (65 ft 1 in)
Loco weight
  • 84.8 tonnes (83.5 long tons; 93.5 short tons)
Total weight
  • 130.0 tonnes (127.9 long tons; 143.3 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Performance figures
Maximum speed50 km/h (31 mph)
Career
Operators
Number in class5
Numbers974978

The R class of the Swedish State Railways (SJ) was a type of steam locomotive built between 1908 and 1909. The class was built primarily to pull heavy iron ore trains on the Iron Ore Line in northern Sweden.