Finnish steam locomotive
VR Class Tr1 |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Tr1_Toijala.jpg/300px-Tr1_Toijala.jpg) VR Class Tr1 steam locomotive no. 1088 Toijala, Finland |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Builder | Tampella, Lokomo and Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik |
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Build date | 1940–57 |
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Total produced | 67 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 2-8-2 |
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Gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
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Length | 22.25 m (73 ft 0 in) |
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Width | 3.14 m (10 ft 4 in) |
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Height | 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) |
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Loco weight | 157 tonnes (155 long tons; 173 short tons) |
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Fuel type | Coal or firewood |
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Fuel capacity | 9T, 16 m3 (570 cu ft) |
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Water cap. | 27 m3 (950 cu ft) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 3.54 m2 (38.1 sq ft) |
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Boiler pressure | 15 kg/cm2 (1,500 kPa; 210 psi) |
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Heating surface | 195.4 m2 (2,103 sq ft) |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
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Power output | 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) |
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Career |
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Operators | VR Group Finland |
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Numbers | 1030–1096 |
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Nicknames | “Risto” |
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First run | 1940 |
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Withdrawn | 1975 |
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Disposition | 1030 Haapamäki; 1033 Finnish Railway Museum; 1037 Kurikka; 1047 Lahti; 1051, 1055, and 1057 Haapamäki; 1060 Acton, Suffolk, England; 1067 and 1071 Haapamäki; 1074 Munsala, RM-Trucks, Finland; 1077 Acton, Suffolk, England; 1082 Haapamäki; 1087 Haapamäki; 1088 Toijala; 1092–1095 Haapamäki; 1096 Finnish Railway Museum |
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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 (Hr1), and they share a similar appearance as well as several common components. Because of their high tractive effort the Tr1 locomotives were also called upon for passenger service of a heavy intermediate character. 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]
Two Tr1 locomotives are located in the United Kingdom. One is owned by millionaire railway enthusiast David Buck, while another lies abandoned in a secluded forest in Acton, Suffolk.[3]
See also
References
- Katajisto, Juhani (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja. Hämeenlinna: Tietoteos. ISBN 951-9035-79-6.
- Finnish Railway Museum Official website
- Finnish website with locomotive technical data
- 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "VR:N Höyryveturit". Suomen Rautatiehistoriallinen Seura ry. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kauppinen, Ina. "Britanniassa ihmetellään miten VR:n Risto-veturi numero 1077 on päätynyt Englantiin keskelle ryteikköä: "Täysi mysteeri"". Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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