5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Höyryveturi Vr-3 Kukko nro 752: Onkivesj· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Kukko Kuopio asema: Mac Dreamstate· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. I11 809 Bf Kuopio, Vr3 752: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. I11 810 Bf Kuopio, Vr3 752: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. VR Vr3 755: Lentokonefani· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The VR Class Vr3 was a class of steam locomotive built in Finland. Before 1942, the class was known as O1. They were nicknamed Kukko ("Rooster" or "Cockerel") and they have the same frames and boiler as the Vr Class Pr1 (Paikku) locomotive.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 102 years ago, in 1924.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 12.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 51 years (1924–1975).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1924
- in service from
- 1924
- retired
- 1975
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- builders
- Hanomag, Tampella
- operators
- Finnish State Railways
- top speed
- 45 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-10-0T
- length
- 12.8 m
- weight
- 77.9 t
- nicknames
- “Rooster” / "Cockerel"
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5391689, Wikipedia: VR Class Vr3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.