10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Dr14 1868 Psl: Valtteri Keski-Säntti· CC BY 3.0
- 2. 06 961a Bf Joensuu, Dr14 1859: Falk2· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. D03.21a Bf Imatra Gbf, Dr14 1865: Falk2· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 4. Dr14 1855 Kv: Anttihav· CC BY 2.5
- 5. Dr14 1861 Jns: junafani· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Dr14 1869 Algol Kera: Psl10i· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Dr14 and Dv12 locomotives at the Pasila garages in Helsinki, Finland, 1974: Unknown author Unknown author· CC BY 4.0
- 8. Dr14 Kouvolan ratapihalla: Psl10i· CC BY 3.0
- 9. Dr14 locomotive by Ruoholahdenranta in Kamppi, Helsinki, Finland, 2007: Antti T. Nissinen· CC BY 2.0
- 10. Dr14 veturin ohjaamo: Psl10i· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The Dr14 is a heavy shunting locomotive used by VR Group. Some of the locomotives can be radio controlled.
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 58 years ago, in 1968.
- 875 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1968–1971
- status
- in service
- number built
- 24
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- builders
- Rauma-Repola
- operators
- VR Group
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- 875 kW
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B′B′
- length
- 14 m
- weight
- 78 t
- nicknames
- Seepra, Belarus, Raitakukko, Viirukukko, Riikinkukko, Dieselkukko
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6305343, Wikipedia: VR Class Dr14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.