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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. 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]
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
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
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
- ^ "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
- ^ 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).
External links[]
- VR locomotives
- Steam locomotives of Finland
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1913
- Hanomag locomotives
- 0-6-0 locomotives
- 5 ft gauge locomotives