VR Class Vr1

Before 1942 VR Class Vr1s originally had the class name was L1.[1] The Vr1 was a powerful and effective locomotive. Part of them were built by Tampella and part by Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG of Germany.[2] They were numbered 530–544, 656–670, 787–799[3] and were nicknamed “Kana” ("Hen").[4] They were operation from 1913-1974.[5]

VR Class Vr1
Vr Class Vr1 0-6-0T steam locomotive no. 656 "Kana" ("Hen") on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum in Salo
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Tampella and Hanomag Build date 1913–1927 Total produced 43
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T Gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft) Length 9.145 m (30 ft 0 in) Loco weight 448 tonnes (441 long tons; 494 short tons) Fuel type Coal or firewood Fuel capacity 2T, 4 m^3 (140 cu ft) Water cap 4.5 m^3 (160 cu ft) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 1.44 m^2 (15.5 sq ft) Heating surface 52.9 m^2 (569 sq ft)
Performance figures Maximum speed 25 km/h (16 mph)
Career Numbers 530–544, 656–670, 787–799 Nicknames “Kana” / "Hen" First run 1913 Withdrawn 1974 Disposition 656 Salo, Finland, 659 Vammala, 660 Haapamäki, 661 Nummi-Pusula, 663 Brüggen, Germany, 665 Pieksämäki, 666 Haapamäki, 667 Kotka, 669 Finnish Railway Museum, 670 Imatra, 787 Pasila, 788 Haapamäki, 789 Haapamäki, 792,794 Acton, Suffolk, England; 795 Båtvik, 798, 799 Sellindge, Kent, England

Gallery

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  VR Class Vr1 steam locomotive No. 670. Built by Hanomag in Hannover-Linden, Lower Saxony, Germany in 1923 as No. 10265. Now on display at the salder castle museum in Salzgitter-Salder, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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  VR Class Vr1 steam locomotive No. 670. Built by Hanomag in Hannover-Linden, Lower Saxony, Germany in 1923 as No. 10265. Now on display at the salder castle museum in Salzgitter-Salder, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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  Vr Class Vr1 steam locomotive no. 656 on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum in Salo, Finland
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  Vr Class Vr1 steam locomotive no. 656 on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum in Salo, Finland
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  A 1:8 live steam scale model of a VR Class Vr1 type 0-6-0 tank locomotive from 1914.
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  VR Class Vr1 #665 (ex-VR Class L1 #665) in Pieksämäki
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  Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
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  Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
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  Builder's Plate of Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum

See also

• Finnish Railway Museum
• History of rail transport in Finland
• Jokioinen Museum Railway
• List of Finnish locomotives
• VR Class Pr1
• VR Class Hr1
• VR Class Tk3
• VR Group

References

1. http://www.srhs.fi/index4.htm
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2012-01-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. http://www.srhs.fi/index4.htm
4. http://www.srhs.fi/index4.htm
5. Katajisto, Juhani. (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja.. Hämeenlinna:Tietoteos. ISBN 951-9035-79-6

• Salo, Sakari K. (2009). Höyryveturikirja, s. 14. Helsinki: Kustantaja Laaksonen. ISBN 978-952-5805-12-3.
• Pölhö, Eljas; Pykälä-Aho, Mia (1996). Suomen juna- ja raitiovaunukuvasto [Finnish Motive Power 1.1.1996] (in Finnish and English). ISBN 91-7266-133-X.
• Katajisto, Juhani (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja. Hämeenlinna: Tietoteos. ISBN 951-9035-79-6.
• "Finnish Railway Museum". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2012-01-30. Official website
• "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry" (in Finnish).

External links

• Finnish Railway Museum
• Steam Locomotives in Finland Including the Finnish Railway Museum