The Finnish VR Class Hv1 (original classification 'H8') was a 4-6-0 express passenger train locomotive. 42 were built between 1915 and 1921. They were numbered 545–578 and 648–655.[1]
Power typeSteam
Power typeSteam
Build date1915–21
Quick facts Type and origin, Power type ...
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Tampella, Lokomo |
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| Build date | 1915–21 |
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| Total produced | 42 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-6-0 |
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| Gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
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| Loco weight | 88.5 tonnes (87.1 long tons; 97.6 short tons) |
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| Fuel type | Coal or firewood |
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| Fuel capacity | 3.5 t (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons),>
11 m3 (390 cu ft) |
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| Water cap. | 14.3 m3 (500 cu ft) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 1.99 m2 (21.4 sq ft) |
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| Heating surface | 108.6 m2 (1,169 sq ft) |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) |
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| Career |
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| Numbers | 545–578, 648–655 |
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| Nicknames | "Heikki", Locomotive number 555 was called "Princess" |
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| First run | 1915 |
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| Withdrawn | 1967 |
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| Disposition | 3 preserved. No. 554 is plinthed in Riihimäki, No. 575 is plinthed next to the Lokomo factory in Tampere. No. 555 is at the Finnish Railway Museum. |
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Because of the increasing weight of trains, around 1910 there was a need for a more powerful passenger train locomotive, and the Finnish State Railways ordered a new design from Tampella and Lokomo.[2] The initial maximum speed was 80 km/h but this was increased to 95 km/h in 1934.[2]
Hv1 locomotives were in use on passenger trains throughout Finland for 50 years. The last of these locomotives was withdrawn in 1967.[2]
The very similar locomotive types Hv2 and Hv3 were built later. The Hv2s were almost identical to the Hv1s, while the Hv3s had longer, 4-axle, 2-truck tenders.
VR Class Hv1 steam locomotive #554 'Heikki' near Riihimäki railway station in Riihimäki
VR Class Hv1 steam locomotive #554 'Heikki' near Riihimäki railway station in Riihimäki
Hv1 No 547 heads an express train from Turku to Helsinki over the River Aura bridge in 1958
A Hv1) steam locomotive at Turku railway station in the 1920s.
A Live Steam 1:8 scale model of the Hv3 series loco and three wooden coaches. Note the longer, 4-axle tender.
Photograph of a wrecked VR Class Hv1 in Iittala, 4 March 1940. Taken later at a depot.
