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 Hannoversche Maschinenbau
Build date 1913–
Total produced 43
Specifications
Configuration 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 m3 (140 cu ft)
Water cap 4.5 m3 (160 cu ft)
Firebox:
  Firegrate 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Withdrawn 1974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 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

Before 1942 VR Class Vr1s originally had the class name was L1.[1] The Vr1 was a powerful and effective locomotive. They were built 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]

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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".  Official website
  • "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry" (in Finnish). 

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