VR Class Vr1

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title: "VR Class Vr1" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["vr-locomotives", "steam-locomotives-of-finland", "railway-locomotives-introduced-in-1913", "hanomag-locomotives", "tampella-locomotives", "0-6-0t-locomotives", "5-ft-gauge-locomotives"] description: "Class of Finnish steam locomotives" topic_path: "general/vr-locomotives" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR_Class_Vr1" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Class of Finnish steam locomotives ::

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Field	Value
name	VR Class Vr1
powertype	Steam
image	Veturi vr1 Salo.jpg
caption	Vr Class Vr1 0-6-0T steam locomotive no. 656 "Kana" ("Hen") on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum in Salo
builder	Tampella and Hanomag
builddate	1913–1927
totalproduction	43
whytetype	0-6-0T
gauge
length	9.145 m
locoweight	44.8 t
fueltype	Coal or firewood
fuelcap	2T, 4 m3
watercap	4.5 m3
firearea	1.44 m2
totalsurface	52.9 m2
maxspeed	25 km/h
fleetnumbers	530–544, 656–670, 787–799
nicknames	“Kana” / "Hen"
firstrundate	1913
withdrawndate	1974
disposition	656 Salo, Finland, 659 Sastamala, 660 Haapamäki, 661 Nummi-Pusula, 663 Brüggen, Germany, 665 Pieksämäki, 666 Haapamäki, 667 Kotka, 669 Finnish Railway Museum, 670 Imatra, 787 Haapamäki, 788 Haapamäki, 789 Haapamäki, 792,794 Acton, Suffolk, England; 795 Båtvik, 799 Sellindge, Kent, England
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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. They were numbered 530–544, 656–670, 787–799 and were nicknamed “Kana” ("Hen"). They were operation from 1913-1974.

Preservation

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Number	Manufacturer	Built	Works No.	Location	Notes	Image
656	Tampella	1921	310	Salo (1998–)	Salon taidemuseo Veturitalli	[[File:Vanhaveturi.jpg
659	Tampella	1921	313	Vammala, Sastamala	Shell in the gas station parking lot	[[File:Haapamäki veturipuisto 17.8.1988 VR Vr1 659.jpg
660	Tampella	1921	314	Haapamäki, Keuruu
661	Hanomag	1921	9589	Nummi-Pusula
663	Hanomag	1921	9591	Brüggen, Saksa
665	Hanomag	1921	9593	Pieksämäki		[[File:A0001240.jpg
666	Hanomag	1923	10261	Haapamäki, Keuruu
667	Hanomag	1923	10262	Kotka		[[File:2017-09-02 HS-Reise Kotka Lok 667 am Seefahrtsmuseum (1334).jpg
669	Hanomag	1923	10264	Finnish Railway Museum, Hyvinkää		[[File:VR Class Vr1 669 photo1.JPG
670	Hanomag	1923	10265	Salzgitter, Saksa		[[File:Hanomag 760 Museum Salzgitter-Salder 1.JPG
787	Tampella	1927	368	Pasila, Helsinki		[[File:Hanko new station building 1952 (JOKAVN4A1C31-2).tif
788	Tampella	1927	369	Haapamäki, Keuruu
789	Tampella	1927	370	Haapamäki, Keuruu	Operational from 1997–?. Appears in the movie Vääpeli Mynkhausen
792	Tampella	1927	373	England (1990–)
794	Tampella	1925	350	Acton, Suffolk	Number 781 until 1932	[[File:Dagenham and Barking2013 020 (11015935986).jpg
795	Tampella	1925	351	Båtvik, Kirkkonummi	Number 782 until 1932
799	Tampella	1925	355	Sellindge, England (1990–)	Number 786 until 1948
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Gallery

File:Hanomag 760 Museum Salzgitter-Salder.JPG|VR Class Vr1 steam locomotive No. 670. Built by Hanomag in Hannover-Linden, Lower Saxony, Germany in 1923 as No. 10265. Now on display at the salder castle museum in Salzgitter-Salder, Lower Saxony, Germany. File:Nummernschild Hanomag 10265.JPG|VR Class Vr1 steam locomotive No. 670. Built by Hanomag in Hannover-Linden, Lower Saxony, Germany in 1923 as No. 10265. Now on display at the salder castle museum in Salzgitter-Salder, Lower Saxony, Germany. File:Vanhaveturi2.jpg|Vr Class Vr1 steam locomotive no. 656 on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum in Salo, Finland File:060loco.jpg|A 1:8 live steam scale model of a VR Class Vr1 type 0-6-0 tank locomotive from 1914. File:Vr1 665.jpg|VR Class Vr1 #665 (ex-VR Class L1 #665) in Pieksämäki File:VR Class Vr1 669 photo2.JPG|Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum File:VR Class Vr1 669 photo3.JPG|Builder's Plate of Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum

References

• Official website

References

1. "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
2. "Finnish Railway Museum - Welcome!".
3. "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
4. "Suomen rautatiehistoriallinen seura ry".
5. Katajisto, Juhani. (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja.. Hämeenlinna:Tietoteos. {{ISBN. 951-9035-79-6

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