10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hanomag 760 Museum Salzgitter-Salder 3: Markscheider· CC BY 3.0
- 2. Veturi vr1 Salo: Ufinne· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Haapamäki veturipuisto 17.8.1988 VR Vr1 659: Teemu Ikonen· CC BY 2.0
- 4. VR Class Vr1 669 photo1: Harveyqs· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. VR Class Vr1 669 photo2: Harveyqs· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. VR Class Vr1 669 photo3: Harveyqs· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Vr1 665: JPH· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. 14 007 Dampflokpark Haapamäki, Tr1 1055, Vr1 788, Tk3 1104: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Hanomag 760 Museum Salzgitter-Salder 1: Markscheider· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. Hanomag 760 Museum Salzgitter-Salder 2: Markscheider· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
Before 1942, the VR Class Vr1 were originally classified as L1. The Vr1 was a powerful and effective locomotive. Part of them were built by Tampella and part by Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG of Germany.
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 113 years ago, in 1913.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 9.2 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 62 years (1913–1975).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1913–1927
- in service from
- 1913
- retired
- 1975
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 43
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- builders
- Tampella, Hanomag
- operators
- Finnish State Railways
- top speed
- 25 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
- length
- 9.2 m
- weight
- 44.8 t
- nicknames
- “Kana” / "Hen"
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3919679, Wikipedia: VR Class Vr1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.