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
| Number | Manufacturer | Built | Works No. | Location | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 656 | Tampella | 1921 | 310 | Salo (1998–) | Salon taidemuseo Veturitalli |  |
| 659 | Tampella | 1921 | 313 | Vammala, Sastamala | Shell in the gas station parking lot |  |
| 660 | Tampella | 1921 | 314 | Haapamäki, Keuruu | ||
| 661 | Hanomag | 1921 | 9589 | Nummi-Pusula | ||
| 663 | Hanomag | 1921 | 9591 | Brüggen, Germany | ||
| 665 | Hanomag | 1921 | 9593 | Pieksämäki |  | |
| 666 | Hanomag | 1923 | 10261 | Haapamäki, Keuruu | ||
| 667 | Hanomag | 1923 | 10262 | Kotka |  | |
| 669 | Hanomag | 1923 | 10264 | Finnish Railway Museum, Hyvinkää |  | |
| 670 | Hanomag | 1923 | 10265 | Salzgitter, Germany |  | |
| 787 | Tampella | 1927 | 368 | Pasila, Helsinki |  | |
| 788 | Tampella | 1927 | 369 | Haapamäki, Keuruu | ||
| 789 | Tampella | 1927 | 370 | Haapamäki, Keuruu | Operational from 1997–?. Appears in the movie Vääpeli Mynkhausen | |
| 792 | Tampella | 1927 | 373 | England (1990–) | ||
| 794 | Tampella | 1925 | 350 | Acton, Suffolk | Number 781 until 1932 |  |
| 795 | Tampella | 1925 | 351 | Båtvik, Kirkkonummi | Number 782 until 1932 | |
| 799 | Tampella | 1925 | 355 | Sellindge, England (1990–) | Number 786 until 1948 | |
Gallery
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
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
Builder's Plate of Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum
See also
References
- ↑ "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.