VR Class Vr1

Before 1942, the VR Class Vr1 were originally classified as 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 typeSteam
BuilderTampella and Hanomag
Build date1913–1927
Total produced43
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0T
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Length9.145 m (30 ft 0 in)
Loco weight44.8 tonnes (44.1 long tons; 49.4 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal or firewood
Fuel capacity2T, 4 m3 (140 cu ft)
Water cap.4.5 m3 (160 cu ft)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		1.44 m2 (15.5 sq ft)
Heating surface52.9 m2 (569 sq ft)
Performance figures
Maximum speed25 km/h (16 mph)
Career
Numbers530–544, 656–670, 787–799
Nicknames“Kana” / "Hen"
First run1913
Withdrawn1974
Disposition656 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
  • 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.
    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.
  • 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.
    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.
  • Vr Class Vr1 steam locomotive no. 656 on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum in Salo, Finland
    Vr Class Vr1 steam locomotive no. 656 on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum in Salo, Finland
  • Vr Class Vr1 steam locomotive no. 656 on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum in Salo, Finland
    Vr Class Vr1 steam locomotive no. 656 on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum in Salo, Finland
  • A 1:8 live steam scale model of a VR Class Vr1 type 0-6-0 tank locomotive from 1914.
    A 1:8 live steam scale model of a VR Class Vr1 type 0-6-0 tank locomotive from 1914.
  • VR Class Vr1 #665 (ex-VR Class L1 #665) in Pieksämäki
    VR Class Vr1 #665 (ex-VR Class L1 #665) in Pieksämäki
  • Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
    Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
  • Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
    Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
  • Builder's Plate of Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
    Builder's Plate of Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum

See also

References
  1. "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
  2. "Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome!". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  3. "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
  4. "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
  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).
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