VR Class Vr3

Before 1942 VR Class Vr3s originally had the class name was O1.[1] They were nicknamed “Rooster” / "Cockerel"[1] and they have the same frames and boiler as the Vr Class Pr1 (Paikku) locomotive. The first locomotive was ordered in 1924 from Hanomag of Germany, number 10 351 and it was numbered 752. The remaining 4 were produced by Tampella Oy in Tampere. They were numbered 752-756.[1] The VR3 was then the largest and most powerful Finnish locomotive. It was a success, but in the hands of inexperienced drivers it could all too easily damage buffers or break couplings. Therefore, a screw-drive regulator was fitted.[2] At speed there could be longitudinal movement, because locomotive had no bogie wheels, only 5 rigid axles. However, the “Rooster” was generally considered to be a fine locomotive. Some say the name resulted from the slightly louder than normal whistle. They were deliberately designed to work within very large rail yards, where the overall noise level could be very high. The happy crow of the "Rooster" was for half a century, a familiar sound in Finnish marshalling yards. They proved to be agile and could easily scale the humps and complex pointwork of marshalling yards where their great power compensated for their low speed.[2] VR3, the locomotives were in use until 1975.[3]

VR Class Vr3
No. 753 at Haapamäki
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHanomag, Tampella
Build date1924–
Total produced5
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-10-0T
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Length12.83 m (42 ft 1 in)
Loco weight77.9 tonnes (76.7 long tons; 85.9 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal or firewood
Fuel capacity4 t (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons)
Water cap6 cubic metres (210 cu ft)
Firebox:
  Firegrate area
2.11 m2 (22.7 sq ft)
Heating surface122 m2 (1,310 sq ft)
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 km/h (28 mph)
Career
Numbers752–756
Nicknames“Rooster” / "Cockerel"
First run1924
Withdrawn1975
Disposition752 Kuopio, 753 Haapamäki, 755 Hyvinkää

See also

References

  1. "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Srhs.fi. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  2. Katajisto, Juhani. (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja. Hämeenlinna:Tietoteos. ISBN 951-9035-79-6
  3. "Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome!". Rautatie.org. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  • Sakari K. Salo: Höyryveturikirja, s. 14. Helsinki: Kustantaja Laaksonen, 2009. ISBN 978-952-5805-12-3.
  • Pölhö, Eljas – Pykälä-Aho, Mia: Suomen juna- ja raitiovaunukuvasto / Finnish Motive Power 1.1.1996., 1996. ISBN 91-7266-133-X. Finnish / English
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