List of Finnish locomotives
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This is a list of locomotives and multiple units that have been used in Finland. VR Group (privatised in 1995, previously Valtionrautatiet, Finnish state railways) has a monopoly on passenger traffic and is currently the only freight operator on the Finnish rail network. Some trainsets are however owned by other companies such as or Karelian Trains.
Electric locomotives[]
Image | Class | In service | Numbers |
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VR Class Sr1 | 1973–present | 3001–3112 | |
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VR Class Sr2 | 1995–present | 3201–3246 |
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VR Class Sr3 | 2017–present | 3301–3380 |
Diesel locomotives[]
Image | Class | In service | Numbers |
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Lightweight (axle load 8.1–11.1 t) | |||
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1958–1963 | 406–436 | |
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1978–1979 | 601–610 | |
Midweight (axle load 11.1–14 t) | |||
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VR Class Tve2 (OTSO2) | 1962–1964 | 441–448 |
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1950–1960 | 451–487, 491–495 | |
VR Class Sv1 | 1980-1984 | 3201 | |
1953–1964 | 1725 (later 1703) | ||
1953–1965 | 1700–1702 | ||
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[note 1] | 1958–1986 | 1804–1819 |
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VR Class Dv12[note 2] | 1963–present | 2501–2568 2601–2664 2701–2760 |
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[note 3] | 1958–2004 | 1955–2012 |
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[note 4] | 1962–2008 | 2013-2040 |
Heavy (axle load 14 t and up) | |||
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1978–1983 | 501–540 | |
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VR Class Hr11 | 1955–1972 | 1950–1954 |
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VR Class Dr12[note 5] | 1959–1991 | 2200–2241 |
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VR Class Dr13[note 6] | 1962–2000 | 2301–2354 |
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VR Class Dr14 | 1969–present | 1851–1874 |
1980 | 2439[note 7] | ||
VR Class Dr16 | 1986–present | 2801–2823 | |
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Fenniarail Class Dr18 | 2015–present | 101–105 |
- ^ The Dv11 was known as the Vr11 until 1976.
- ^ The Dv12 was known as the Sv12 until 1976, except for units of the 2700 series, which were called Sr12.
- ^ The Dv15 was known as the Vv15 until 1976.
- ^ The Dv16 was known as the Vv16 until 1976.
- ^ The Dr12 was known as the Hr12 until 1976.
- ^ The Dr13 was known as the Hr13 until 1976.
- ^ Dr15 2439 was modified in 1980 from Dr12 2239.
Petrol-Paraffin locomotives[]
Image | Class | Number | Type | Manufacturer | Wheel arrangement | Built | Notes |
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VR Class Vk11 | 101, 102 | Petrol-paraffin locomotive | Ab Slipmaterial, Västervik, and Lokomo | B | 1930, 1936 | 101 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum |
Petrol-Paraffin locomotive references[]
Data from:
- Finnish Railway Museum official website[1]
Steam locomotives[]
Image | Class | In Service | Numbers | Type | Manufacturer | Wheel arrangement | Notes (including nickname) |
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1860–1911 | 1–6 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | Canada Works | 4-4-0 | ||
1866– | 7–8 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | 4-4-0 | ||||
1869– | 11–20, 44–47, 178–182, 222–227 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | Dubs & Company | 4-4-0 | |||
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1872–1918 | 63–71 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 4-4-0 | Website about the Hanko–Hyvinkää 4-4-0 | |
Finnish Steam Locomotive Class A5 | 1874– 1927 | 57–58 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | Helsingfors / VRHki Valtionrautatiet, Helsingin konepaja | 4-4-0 | “Lankkihattu”; No 58 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum | |
1874– | 59–61, 90–99 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | 4-4-0 | ||||
1898– | 228–231 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | 4-4-0 | ||||
Finnish Steam Locomotive Class B1 | 1868–1928 | 9–10, 53–56, 150–151 | Shunter Steam Locomotive | Beyer, Peacock & Company | 0-4-2ST | “Ram”, No 9 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum. The oldest preserved locomotive in Finland. | |
1880– | 100 | Shunter Steam Locomotive | Beyer, Peacock & Company | 0-4-2ST | |||
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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C1 | 1869–1926 | 21–30 | Freight Steam Locomotive | Neilson & Company No 1427 | 0-6-0 | “Bristollari”, No 21 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum. The second oldest preserved locomotive in Finland. |
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1869– | 31–43, 48–52 | Freight Steam Locomotive | Avonside Engine Company, Bristol | 0-6-0 | “Bristollari” | |
1872–? | 74–75 | Freight Steam Locomotive | 0-6-0 | ||||
1875–? | 62, 78–89 | Freight Steam Locomotive | 0-6-0 | ||||
Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C5 | 1881–1930 | 101–114 | Freight Steam locomotive | Hanomag, Hannover No 1477 | 0-6-0 | “Bliksti”, No 110 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum | |
100 | Freight Steam Locomotive | 0-6-0 | |||||
72–73 | 2-4-0 | ||||||
1875–? | 76–77 | 0-4-0WT | |||||
74–75 | 2-6-2WT | ||||||
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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class F1 | 1885–1935 | 63–64, 115–116,132–133 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works Societe Suisse No 434 | 0-4-4RT | “Felix”, No 132 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum |
1899–? | 65 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2-4-2RT | ||||
1913–? | 66 | Tampella | 2-8-0T | ||||
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(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class H1 & H2) |
1898–1959 | 232–241,291–300,322–333 | Mixed Traffic Steam Locomotive | Baldwin Locomotive Works built 232–241, Richmond Locomotive Works built 291–300, 322–333 | 4-6-0 | “Big-Wheel Kaanari”, No 293 preserved at the Finland Station, St.Petersburg, Russia |
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class H3) |
437–446,448–451 | Mixed Traffic Steam Locomotive | 4-6-0 | ||||
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes H3, H4 & H5) |
447,452–453,471–486 | Mixed Traffic Steam Locomotive | 4-6-0 | ||||
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(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class H6) |
1909–1959 | 439–515 | Mixed Traffic Steam Locomotive | 4-6-0 | No. 497 is preserved at Haapamäki | |
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VR Class Hr1 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class P1) |
1937–1974 | 1000–1021 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | Lokomo Oy and Tampella Oy | 4-6-2 | “Ukko-Pekka”; Not in service 1972; Returned to Service due to oil crisis |
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class H11) |
1942–1953 | 1900–1906 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | NOHAB | 4-6-0 | “Hurricane”; | |
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class H11) |
1942–1953 | 1907–1919 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | NOHAB | 4-6-0 | “Hurricane”; | |
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VR Class Hv1 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class H8) |
1915–1967 | 545–578,648–655 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | Tampella, Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy ; Lokomo Oy | 4-6-0 | "Heikki", Hv1 555 only was nicknamed "Princess"; No 555 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum |
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VR Class Hv2 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class H9) |
1919–1968 | 579–593,671–684,777–780 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | L. Schwartzkopff and Lokomo | 4-6-0 | “Heikki”, No 680 is preserved at Haapamäki |
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VR Class Hv3 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class H9) |
1921–1970 | 638–647,781–785,991–999 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | Tampella, Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy; L. Schwartzkopff and Lokomo | 4-6-0 | “Heikki”, The following are preserved No 781 Kerava, No 995 Suolahti, No 998 Haapamäki Detailed drawings of a VR Class Hv3 |
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class H7) |
1912–1964 | 516–529,742–751,757–760 | Passenger Steam Locomotive | Lokomo Oy and Tampella Oy | 4-6-0 | “Pikku-Heikki”,Nos 742 & 751 are preserved Haapamäki | |
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VR Class Pr1 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class N1) |
1924–1972 | 761–776 | Local Passenger Steam Locomotive | Hanomag; Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy, Lokomo Oy | 2-8-2T | “Paikku”, No 776 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum |
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VR Class Pr2 | 1942–1960 | 1800–1803 | Local Passenger Steam Locomotive | Henschel & Son | 4-6-4T | "Henschel" No 1800 preserved at Haapamäki |
VR Class Rro | 1914–? | 1–2 | Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy | 0-4-0T | No. 2 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum | ||
VR Class Sk1 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G1, G2 & G4) |
1885– | 117–131,134–149,152–172,183–190 | Mixed Traffic Steam Locomotive | Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works Societe Suisse No 405 | 2-6-0 | “Little Brown”; No 124 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum | |
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(Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G1, G6 & G9) |
1896– | 196–213,314–321,360–372 | Mixed Traffic Steam Locomotive | Tampella | 2-6-0 | No 315 is preserved at Tampere, Tampella |
VR Class Sk3 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Classes G3, G5, G10 & G11) |
1892–1960 | 173–177,191–195,214–221,334–359,373–406,427–436 | Mixed Traffic Locomotive | Tampella Tammerfors Linne-&Jern-Manufakt.A.B. No 49 | 2-6-0, | “Grandmother”; No 400 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum | |
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class G7) |
242–253,306–313 | Mixed Traffic Steam Locomotive | 2-6-0 | "Little-Wheel Kaanari" | |||
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(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class G12) |
66–67 | Mixed Traffic Steam Locomotive | 2-6-0 | |||
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class G8) |
254–270 | Mixed Traffic Steam Locomotive | Richmond Locomotive Works | 2-6-0 | “Riksmont” | ||
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class K1) |
271–290 | 2-8-0 | “Amerikan Satikka” | ||||
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(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class K2) |
1903–1960 | 407–426, 457–470 | 2-8-0 | “Satikka”, The following are preserved 407 Närpes, 418 Junction City, Oregon, USA, 419 Haapamäki | ||
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VR Class Tk3 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class K5) |
1927–1975 | 800–899,1100–1118,1129–1170 | Freight Steam Locomotive | Tampella, Lokomo and Frichs | 2-8-0 | “The Little Jumbo” |
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VR Class Tr1 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class R1) |
1940–1975 | 1030–1096 | Freight Steam Locomotive | Tampella, Tampere / Lokomo, Tampere / Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik GmbH, Jungenthal | 2-8-2 | “Risto”, 1033 and 1096 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum |
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VR Class Tr2 | 1946–1968 | 1300–1319 | ALCO, Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2-10-0 | Nicknamed “Truman”. Similar to Russian locomotive class Ye. No 1319 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum | |
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class K3) |
1917–1974 | 594–617,685–741,900–948,1200–1211 | Tampella, | 2-8-0 | “Jumbo”,The following are preserved no. 609 Haapamäki, no. 933 veturimuseo at Toijala, no 940 Lapinlahti, and no 943 Ylivieska | ||
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class K4) |
618–637 | 2-8-0 | “Wilson” | ||||
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(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class I1) |
1900–1952 | 301–305 | Local Passenger Steam Locomotive | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 2-6-4T | “Amerikan”, “Iita” |
(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class I2) |
454–455 | Local Passenger Steam Locomotive | 2-6-4T | “Iita” | |||
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VR Class Vk3 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class I3) |
1906–1964 | 456, 487–492 | Local Passenger Steam Locomotive | Tampella, Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy | 2-6-4T | “Iita”, No 489 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum |
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VR Class Vk4 | 1910–1962 | 68 | Light Replacement Steam Locomotive | Borsig Lokomotiv Werke (AEG) | 0-4-0T | "Leena", Oldest working broad gauge locomotive in Finland. No 68 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum |
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72–75 | 2-8-2T | |||||
70–71 | 0-4-4RT | ||||||
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VR Class Vr1 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class L1) |
1913–1974 | 530–544,656–670,787–799 | Shunter Steam Locomotive | Hanomag, No 10264 | 0-6-0T | “Hen”, No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum |
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(Finnish Steam Locomotive Class D1) |
1930–1975 | 950–965 | Steam Locomotive | 0-6-2T | "Duck", The following are preserved in Finland No 950 Joensuu, 951 Tuuri, 953 Haapamäki, 961 Jyväskylä, 964 Veturimuseo at Toijala | |
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VR Class Vr3 (Finnish Steam Locomotive Class O1) |
1924–1975 | 752–756 | Steam Locomotive | 0-10-0T | "Rooster" / 'Cockerel", No 755 stored at the Finnish Railway Museum | |
1400��1423 | 0-6-0T | ||||||
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1948–1971 | 1400–1423 | Vulcan Iron Works | 0-6-2T | "Turkey", No 1422 is preserved at Haapamäki. |
Steam locomotive references[]
Data from:
Electric multiple units[]
Image | Class | In service | Numbers |
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VR Class Sm1 | 1969–2016 | 6001+6201 – 6050+6250 |
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VR Class Sm2 | 1975–present | 6051+6251 – 6100+6300 |
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VR Class Sm3 | 1995–present | 7x01–7x18 |
VR Class Sm4 | 1999–present | 6301+6401 – 6330+6430 | |
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JKOY Class Sm5 | 2009–present | 01–81 |
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Karelian Trains Class Sm6 | 2010–present | 7x51–7x54 |
Diesel multiple units[]
Image | Class | In service | Numbers |
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VR Class Ds1 | 1928–1955 | 1, 4 and 5 |
1935–1961 | 13–19 | ||
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1952–1971 | 1500–1509 (Dm3) 1600–1623 (Dm4)[note 1] | |
VR Class Dm6 & Dm7 | 1954–1988 | 4000–4014 (Dm6) 4020–4216 (Dm7) | |
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1964–1986 | 5001–5012 | |
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1965–1990 | 5101–5124 | |
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VR Class Dm10 | 1994–1997 | 4301 |
VR Class Dm11 | 1997 | 4401–4406[note 2] | |
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VR Class Dm12 | 2005–present | 4401–4416 |
See also[]
- Finnish Railway Museum
- Hanko–Hyvinkää railway
- History of rail transport in Finland
- Jokioinen Museum Railway
Literature[]
- Eonsuu, Tapio; Honkanen, Pekka; Kilpinen, Tapani; Pölhö, Eljas (1975). Suomen veturit 1 osa. Valtionrautateiden höyryveturit. Frank Stenvalls Förlag. ISBN 91-7266-021-X.
- Eonsuu, Tapio; Honkanen, Pekka; Pölhö, Eljas (1995). Suomen veturit osa 2. Moottorikalusto. Elokuvan Maailma. ISBN 952-5060-02-0.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome!". Rautatie.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry". Srhs.fi. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
External links[]
Coordinates: 60°37′35″N 024°51′02″E / 60.62639°N 24.85056°E
Categories:
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