VR Class Vr1
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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]
Preservation
[edit]Number | Manufacturer | Built | Location | Current status | Image | Notes |
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656 | 1921 | Salo, Finland | Static Display | |||
659 | Kiskokabinetti, Sastamala | Static Display | ||||
660 | Hanomag | 1921 | Haapamäki | Static Display | ||
665 | Hanomag | 1921 | Pieksämäki | Operational | ||
666 | Hanomag | 1923 | Haapamäki | Static Display | ||
667 | Hanomag | 1923 | Kotka | Static Display | ||
670 | Hanomag | 1923 | Salzgitter-Salder | Static Display | ||
787 | 1921 | Haapamäki | Undergoing restoration to operation | |||
788 | Tampella | 1927 | Haapamäki | Static Display | ||
789 | Tampella | 1927 | Haapamäki | Static Display | ||
794 | 1925 | Acton, Suffolk | Static Display |
Gallery
[edit]- 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
- 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
- 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
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ "Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome!". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2012-01-28.