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VR Class Tr1

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Power type
  
Steam

Total produced
  
67

Gauge
  
1,524 mm (5 ft)

Build date
  
1940–57

Configuration
  
2-8-2

VR Class Tr1

Builder
  
Tampella, Lokomo and Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik

Before 1942 VR Class Tr1s originally had the class name was R1. They were nicknamed “Risto”, after the Finnish President Risto Ryti. They were a heavy freight locomotive. They were numbered 1030–1096.

67 locomotives were built between 1940–57 by Tampella, Lokomo and Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik GmbH, Jungenthal of Germany. 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. TR1 locomotives were withdrawn during the 1970s, with the last being withdrawn in 1975.

References

VR Class Tr1 Wikipedia