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- 1. Kauklahti 1920: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The VR Class Vk3 was originally called the Finnish Steam Locomotive Class I3. The Finnish State Railways ordered three similar classes of locomotives; The American-built Baldwin Class I1s, and the Class I2s and Class I3s, built at Tampella. All were tank locomotives, which did not have to be turned at terminal stations and could run in both directions at the same speed.
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 120 years ago, in 1906.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 58 years (1906–1964).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1906–1909
- in service from
- 1906
- retired
- 1964
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 7
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- builders
- Tampella
- operators
- Finnish State Railways
- top speed
- 64 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-4T
- length
- 11.3 m
- weight
- 53.5 t
- nicknames
- "Iita"
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17099615, Wikipedia: VR Class Vk3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.