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VR Class Tr1

🇫🇮 Finland ·built by Tampella· from 1940· class of Finnish 2-8-2 steam locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Old Locomotive at Tampere railway station May2008: Methem (Mikko J. Putkonen)· Public domain
  2. 2. Tr1 Toijala: Juhana Leinonen· CC BY 2.0
  3. 3. 14 007 Dampflokpark Haapamäki, Tr1 1055, Vr1 788, Tk3 1104: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. 14 008 Tr1 1055 (1’D1’ h2): Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. 14 009 Tr1 1095: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Steam engine tr1 Risto - October 2019: Janne Ranta· CC0
  7. 7. Tr1 1030 Jyväskylä syksy 1961: Reino Kalevi Lehtonen· Public domain
  8. 8. Tr1 1088 Akaan Toijalassa: EsaL-74· CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. VR class Tr1 locomotive 1081 in Lokomo workshop 1955: Reino Kalevi Lehtonen· Public domain
  10. 10. VR Class Tr1 locomotive at Lohja railway station in Finland, 2021: Coen· CC BY-SA 4.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
VR Class Tr1, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Methem (Mikko J. Putkonen)· Public domain

what is it?

The VR Class Tr1 is a class of heavy freight locomotive built in Finland and Germany. Before 1942 VR Class Tr1s originally had the class name R1. They were nicknamed “Risto”, after the Finnish President Risto Ryti.

who runs it

VR GroupFinnish State Railways

base stats

  • speed 80 km/htop speed
  • power 1.2 MWpower output
  • weight 157 tin working order
  • built 67made in total

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 86 years ago, in 1940.
  • 1.2 MW is about 14 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 26 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 22.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 30 years (1940–1970).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1940
in service from
1940
retired
1970
status
preserved
number built
67
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇫🇮 Finland
builders
Tampella, Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik
operators
VR Group, Finnish State Railways
top speed
80 km/h
power
1.2 MW
gauge
1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
wheel arrangement
2-8-2
length
22.3 m
weight
157 t
nicknames
“Risto”

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4051661, Wikipedia: VR Class Tr1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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