VR Class Vr1

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 44.8 tonnes (44.1 long tons; 49.4 short tons) Fuel type Coal or firewood Fuel capacity 2T, 4 m3 (140 cu ft) Water cap. 4.5 m3 (160 cu ft) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.44 m2 (15.5 sq ft) Heating surface 52.9 m2 (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Career Numbers 530–544, 656–670, 787–799 Nicknames “Kana” / "Hen" First run 1913 Withdrawn 1974 Disposition 656 Salo, Finland, 659 Sastamala, 660 Haapamäki, 661 Nummi-Pusula, 663 Brüggen, Germany, 665 Pieksämäki, 666 Haapamäki, 667 Kotka, 669 Finnish Railway Museum, 670 Imatra, 787 Haapamäki, 788 Haapamäki, 789 Haapamäki, 792,794 Acton, Suffolk, England; 795 Båtvik, 799 Sellindge, Kent, England

Before 1942, the VR Class Vr1 were originally classified as L1. The Vr1 was a powerful and effective locomotive. Part of them were built by Tampella and part by Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG of Germany. They were numbered 530–544, 656–670, 787–799 and were nicknamed “Kana” ("Hen"). They were operation from 1913-1974.

Preservation

Number	Manufacturer	Built	Location	Current status	Image	Notes
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

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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

• 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