7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Dr12 2216 Rm: Akai· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Dr12 Lohja: eelisp· CC BY 3.0
- 3. Dr12 ohjauspöytä: junafani· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. 14 034 Dr12 2234: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Dr12 Porissa: Sasuki 888· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Valmetin valmistama Dr12 veturi koeajolla Sääksjärven rannalla: O. A. Lehtonen· Public domain
- 7. VR Class Dr12 at Helsinki railway station 19670705, Bestanddeelnr 920-4623: Anonymous Unknown author / Anefo· CC0
what is it?
VR Class Dr12 (original designation Hr12) was a heavy diesel-electric locomotive of Valtionrautatiet (VR, Finnish State Railways). A total of 42 locomotives were ordered from two manufacturers, Valmet and Lokomo, between 1956 and 1961. The locomotives were withdrawn in the early 1990s.
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 67 years ago, in 1959.
- 1.4 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 18.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 31 years (1959–1990).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1959–1963
- in service from
- 1959
- retired
- 1990
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 42
- kind
- Diesel-electric locomotive
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- builders
- Valmet, Lokomo
- operators
- VR Group, Finnish State Railways
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 1.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- length
- 18.6 m
- weight
- 122 t
- nicknames
- Huru, Hämeen Huru, Vintti-Huru
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1400657, Wikipedia: VR Class Dr12 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.