VR Class Tr1
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VR Class Tr1 steam locomotive no. 1088 in Toijala, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before 1942 VR Class Tr1s originally had the class name was R1.[1] They were nicknamed “Risto”,[1] after the Finnish President Risto Ryti.[2] They were a heavy freight locomotive. They were numbered 1030–1096.[1]
67 locomotives were built between 1940–57[1] by Tampella, Lokomo and Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik GmbH, Jungenthal of Germany.[1] The "Risto" is a product of the same era as the express train locomotive Ukko-Pekka, and they share a similar appearance. Tr1 1096 was the last steam locomotive manufactured for VR in 1957.[1] TR1 locomotives were withdrawn during the 1970s, with the last being withdrawn in 1975.[1]
See also
References
- Salo, Sakari K. (2009). Höyryveturikirja, s. 14. Helsinki: Kustantaja Laaksonen. ISBN 978-952-5805-12-3.
- Pölhö, Eljas; Pykälä-Aho, Mia (1996). Suomen juna- ja raitiovaunukuvasto [Finnish Motive Power 1.1.1996] (in Finnish and English). ISBN 91-7266-133-X.
- Katajisto, Juhani (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja. Hämeenlinna: Tietoteos. ISBN 951-9035-79-6.
- Finnish Railway Museum Official website
- Finnish website with locomotive technical data
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