6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Höyryveturi Hv-1 nro 554 IM6229 C: Anneli Salo· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Höyryveturi Hv1 nro 554 IM6225 C: Annelis· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Pikajuna Hv1 Turku: Hilkka Roslöf· Public domain
- 4. VR Hv1 locomotive in Hatanpää Oct2011 001: Methem (Mikko J. Putkonen)· CC BY 3.0
- 5. VR Hv1 locomotive in Hatanpää Oct2011 002: Methem (Mikko J. Putkonen)· CC BY 3.0
- 6. Happy Co-Incidence? Hv1 555: comedy_nose· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Finnish VR Class Hv1 (original classification 'H8') was a 4-6-0 express passenger train locomotive. 42 were built between 1915 and 1921. They were numbered 545–578 and 648–655.
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 111 years ago, in 1915.
- Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 45 years (1915–1960).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1915
- in service from
- 1915
- retired
- 1960
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 42
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- builders
- Tampella, Lokomo
- operators
- Finnish State Railways
- top speed
- 95 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- length
- 15.8 m
- weight
- 88.5 t
- nicknames
- "Heikki", Locomotive number 555 was called "Princess"
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7907510, Wikipedia: VR Class Hv1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.