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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hr1 1021 Rm: Akai· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Hr1 1002 (2'C1'h2): Falk2· CC BY 3.0
- 3. Hr1 1003, Tender (aufgeschnitten): Falk2· CC BY 3.0
- 4. Hr1 1003 (aufgeschnitten): Falk2· CC BY 3.0
- 5. Lokomo HR1 in Lappeenranta August 6th 2014: Tatu Kosonen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 22.5.1993 Heinävesi VR Hr1 1009: Teemu Ikonen· CC BY 2.0
- 7. Haapamäen höyryveturipuisto 17.8.1988 VR Hr1 1010: Teemu Ikonen· CC BY 2.0
- 8. Hr1 1003 (aufgeschnitten) - August 2018: JP Bennett· CC BY 2.0
- 9. Hr1 locomotive at Hiekkaharju railway station in Vantaa, Finland, 1956: Lauri Leppänen & Viljo Holopainen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. VR Class Hr1 locomotive no. 1012 01: Htm· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Hr1 class (original classification P1) was the largest passenger express steam locomotive built in Finland. Twenty-two were built between the years 1937–1957. They were numbered 1000–1021.
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 89 years ago, in 1937.
- Weighs about as much as 26 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 22.2 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 37 years (1937–1974).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1937–1957
- in service from
- 1937
- retired
- 1974
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 22
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- builders
- Tampella, Lokomo
- operators
- VR Group, Finnish State Railways
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2
- length
- 22.2 m
- weight
- 155 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q913540, Wikipedia: VR Class Hr1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.