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VR Class Tk3
🇫🇮 Finland ·built by Tampella· from 1927· class of Finnish 2-8-0 steam locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Грузовой паровоз ТкЗ 1105 (1): George Shuklin· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 2. Tk3 1170 Karjaalla: junafani· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Tk3 1159: Jarno Heikkinen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 10.07.2008 VR Tk3 1168: Aleksi Pihkanen· CC BY 2.0
- 5. 14 007 Dampflokpark Haapamäki, Tr1 1055, Vr1 788, Tk3 1104: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 14 010a Tk3 1104: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. 6.12.1992 Haapamäki VR Tk3 1150: Teemu Ikonen· CC BY 2.0
- 8. Tk3 1136: Jarno Heikkinen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Tk3 1147 in Rovaniemi 20120210 01: flightlog· CC BY 2.0
- 10. Tk3 1170 Karjaalla (1): Abc10· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Finnish VR Class Tk3 (original classification 'K5') is a 2-8-0 light freight locomotive. It was the most numerous steam locomotive class in Finland with 161 built. One hundred locomotives were constructed between 1927 and 1930, with a further 61 ordered and constructed 1943–53.
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 99 years ago, in 1927.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 16 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 48 years (1927–1975).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1927
- in service from
- 1927
- retired
- 1975
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 161
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- builders
- Tampella, Frichs, Lokomo
- operators
- VR Group, Finnish State Railways
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-0
- length
- 16 m
- weight
- 51.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4051532, Wikipedia: VR Class Tk3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.