VR Class Tr1

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VR Class Tr1
Tr1 Toijala.jpg
VR Class Tr1 steam locomotive no. 1088 in Toijala, Finland
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderTampella, Lokomo and Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik
Build date1940–57
Total produced67
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-2
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Length22.25 m (73 ft 0 in)
Width3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
Loco weight157 tonnes (155 long tons; 173 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal or firewood
Fuel capacity9T, 16 m3 (570 cu ft)
Water cap.27 m3 (950 cu ft)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		3.54 m2 (38.1 sq ft)
Boiler pressure15 kg/cm2 (1,500 kPa; 210 psi)
Heating surface195.4 m2 (2,103 sq ft)
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output1,600 hp (1,200 kW)
Career
Numbers1030–1096
Nicknames“Risto”
First run1940
Withdrawn1975
Disposition1030 Haapamäki; 1033 Finnish Railway Museum; 1037 Kurikka; 1047 Lahti; 1051, 1055, and 1057 Haapamäki; 1060 Acton, Suffolk, England; 1067 and 1071 Haapamäki; 1074 , RM-Trucks, Finland; 1077 Acton, Suffolk, England; 1082 Haapamäki; 1087 Haapamäki; 1088 Toijala; 1092–1095 Haapamäki; 1096 Finnish Railway Museum

The VR Class Tr1 is a class of heavy freight locomotive built in Finland and Germany. Before 1942 VR Class Tr1s originally had the class name R1.[1] They were nicknamed “Risto”,[1] after the Finnish President Risto Ryti.[2] They were numbered 1030–1096.[1]

67 locomotives were built between 1940–57[1] by Tampella, Lokomo and Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik GmbH, Jungenthal of Germany.[1] The "Risto" is a product of the same era as the express train locomotive Ukko-Pekka, and they share a similar appearance. Tr1 1096 was the last steam locomotive manufactured for VR in 1957.[1] TR1 locomotives were withdrawn during the 1970s, with the last being withdrawn in 1975.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "VR:N Höyryveturit". Suomen Rautatiehistoriallinen Seura ry. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. ^ Juhani Katajisto; Allan Scotson; Ismo Leppänen; Krister Engberg; María Cristina Talvitie (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja. Tietoteos. ISBN 978-951-9035-79-6. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  • 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
  • Finnish website with locomotive technical data
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