VR Class Vr1
Vr Class Vr10-6-0T steam locomotive no. 656 "Kana" ("Hen") on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum inSalo
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Tampella andHanomag Build date 1913–1927 Total produced 43
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T Gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft) Length 9.145 m (30 ft 0 in) Loco weight 44.8 tonnes (44.1 long tons; 49.4 short tons) Fuel type Coal orfirewood Fuel capacity 2T, 4 m3 (140 cu ft) Water cap. 4.5 m3 (160 cu ft) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.44 m2 (15.5 sq ft) Heating surface 52.9 m2 (569 sq ft)
Performance figures Maximum speed 25 km/h (16 mph)
Career Numbers 530–544, 656–670, 787–799 Nicknames “Kana” / "Hen" First run 1913 Withdrawn 1974 Disposition 656Salo, Finland, 659Sastamala, 660Haapamäki, 661Nummi-Pusula, 663Brüggen, Germany, 665Pieksämäki, 666Haapamäki, 667Kotka, 669Finnish Railway Museum, 670Imatra, 787Haapamäki, 788Haapamäki, 789Haapamäki, 792,794Acton, Suffolk, England; 795 Båtvik, 799Sellindge, Kent, England

Before 1942, theVR Class Vr1 were originally classified as L1.^[1] The Vr1 was a powerful and effective locomotive. Part of them were built byTampella and part byHannoversche Maschinenbau AG of Germany.^[2] They were numbered 530–544, 656–670, 787–799^[3] and were nicknamed “Kana” ("Hen").^[4] They were operation from 1913-1974.^[5]

Number	Manufacturer	Built	Works No.	Location	Notes	Image
656	Tampella	1921	310	Salo (1998–)	Salon taidemuseo Veturitalli
659	Tampella	1921	313	Vammala,Sastamala	Shell in the gas station parking lot
660	Tampella	1921	314	Haapamäki,Keuruu
661	Hanomag	1921	9589	Nummi-Pusula
663	Hanomag	1921	9591	Brüggen,Saksa
665	Hanomag	1921	9593	Pieksämäki
666	Hanomag	1923	10261	Haapamäki, Keuruu
667	Hanomag	1923	10262	Kotka
669	Hanomag	1923	10264	Finnish Railway Museum,Hyvinkää
670	Hanomag	1923	10265	Salzgitter, Saksa
787	Tampella	1927	368	Pasila,Helsinki
788	Tampella	1927	369	Haapamäki, Keuruu
789	Tampella	1927	370	Haapamäki, Keuruu	Operational from 1997–?. Appears in the movieVääpeli Mynkhausen
792	Tampella	1927	373	England (1990–)
794	Tampella	1925	350	Acton, Suffolk	Number 781 until 1932
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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  VR Class Vr1 steam locomotive No. 670. Built byHanomag in Hannover-Linden, Lower Saxony, Germany in 1923 as No. 10265. Now on display at the salder castle museum inSalzgitter-Salder, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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  VR Class Vr1 steam locomotive No. 670. Built byHanomag in Hannover-Linden, Lower Saxony, Germany in 1923 as No. 10265. Now on display at the salder castle museum inSalzgitter-Salder, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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  Vr Class Vr1 steam locomotive no. 656 on a turntable outside Salo Art Museum inSalo, Finland
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  A 1:8 live steam scale model of a VR Class Vr1 type 0-6-0 tank locomotive from 1914.
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  VR Class Vr1 #665 (ex-VR Class L1 #665) inPieksämäki
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  Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at theFinnish Railway Museum
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  Builder's Plate of Finnish Steam Locomotive Class Vr1 No 669 preserved at theFinnish Railway Museum

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