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 |
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| Specifications |
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| Configuration |
0-6-0T |
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| Gauge |
1,524 mm (5 ft) |
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| Length |
9.145 m (30 ft 0 in) |
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| Loco weight |
448 tonnes (441 long tons; 494 short tons) |
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| Fuel type |
Coal or firewood |
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| Fuel capacity |
2T, 4 m3 (140 cu ft) |
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| Water cap |
4.5 m3 (160 cu ft) |
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Firebox:
• Firegrate area |
1.44 m2 (15.5 sq ft) |
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| Heating surface |
52.9 m2 (569 sq ft) |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed |
25 km/h (16 mph) |
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| Career |
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| Numbers |
530–544, 656–670, 787–799 |
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| Nicknames |
“Kana” / "Hen" |
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| First run |
1913 |
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| Withdrawn |
1974 |
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| 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 |
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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]
Gallery
See also
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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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. 760. 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