VR Class Tr1

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
Gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Length	22.25 m (73 ft 0 in)
Width	3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height	4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
Loco weight	157 tonnes (155 long tons; 173 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal or firewood
Fuel capacity	9T, 16 m3 (570 cu ft)
Water cap.	27 m3 (950 cu ft)
Firebox:
• Grate area	3.54 m2 (38.1 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	15 kg/cm2 (1,500 kPa; 210 psi)
Heating surface	195.4 m2 (2,103 sq ft)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Tampella, Lokomo and Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik
Build date	1940–57
Total produced	67

VR Class Tr1
VR Class Tr1
	VR Class Tr1 steam locomotive no. 1088 Toijala, Finland
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Tampella, Lokomo and Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik
Build date	1940–57
Total produced	67
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
Gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Length	22.25 m (73 ft 0 in)
Width	3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height	4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
Loco weight	157 tonnes (155 long tons; 173 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal or firewood
Fuel capacity	9T, 16 m3 (570 cu ft)
Water cap.	27 m3 (950 cu ft)
Firebox:
• Grate area	3.54 m2 (38.1 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	15 kg/cm2 (1,500 kPa; 210 psi)
Heating surface	195.4 m2 (2,103 sq ft)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output	1,600 hp (1,200 kW)
Operators
Career
Operators	VR Group Finland
Numbers	1030–1096
Nicknames	“Risto”
First run	1940
Withdrawn	1975
Disposition	1030 Haapamäki; 1033 Finnish Railway Museum; 1037 Kurikka; 1047 Lahti; 1051, 1055, and 1057 Haapamäki; 1060 Acton, Suffolk, England; 1067 and 1071 Haapamäki; 1074 Munsala, RM-Trucks, Finland; 1077 Acton, Suffolk, England; 1082 Haapamäki; 1087 Haapamäki; 1088 Toijala; 1092–1095 Haapamäki; 1096 Finnish Railway Museum

The VR Class Tr1 is a class of heavy freight locomotive built in Finland and Germany. Before 1942 VR Class Tr1s originally had the class name R1.^[1] They were nicknamed “Risto”,^[1] after the Finnish President Risto Ryti.^[2] 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 (Hr1), and they share a similar appearance as well as several common components. Because of their high tractive effort the Tr1 locomotives were also called upon for passenger service of a heavy intermediate character. 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]

Two Tr1 locomotives are located in the United Kingdom. One is owned by millionaire railway enthusiast David Buck, while another lies abandoned in a secluded forest in Acton, Suffolk.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "VR:N Höyryveturit". Suomen Rautatiehistoriallinen Seura ry. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
^ Juhani Katajisto; Allan Scotson; Ismo Leppänen; Krister Engberg; María Cristina Talvitie (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja. Tietoteos. ISBN 978-951-9035-79-6. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
^ Kauppinen, Ina (21 November 2016). "Britanniassa ihmetellään miten VR:n Risto-veturi numero 1077 on päätynyt Englantiin keskelle ryteikköä: "Täysi mysteeri"". Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[srhs-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "VR:N Höyryveturit". Suomen Rautatiehistoriallinen Seura ry. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

[KatajistoScotson1985-2] Juhani Katajisto; Allan Scotson; Ismo Leppänen; Krister Engberg; María Cristina Talvitie (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja. Tietoteos. ISBN 978-951-9035-79-6. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

[3] Kauppinen, Ina (21 November 2016). "Britanniassa ihmetellään miten VR:n Risto-veturi numero 1077 on päätynyt Englantiin keskelle ryteikköä: "Täysi mysteeri"". Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

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