VR Class Rro

VR Class Rro was a locomotive of Finnish origin. The Rro portion of the name comes from a word RautatieRakennusOsasto which is the Railway Construction Department.

Power typeSteam

Power typeSteam

BuilderTampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy

Order number230

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VR Class Rro
Class Rro 0-4-0T Narrow Gauge locomotive in the Finnish Railway Museum.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy Order number 230 Serial number 1,2 Build date 1914 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0T Gauge 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Loco weight 9 tons (empty weight)
Career Operators VR Group, Finland Nicknames “Yumeno” First run 1914 Disposition One preserved (No. 2), at the Finnish Railway Museum
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The narrow gauge locomotive Rro 2 which is at the Finnish Railway Museum was originally used by TVH (the road engineering board) and numbered as TVH locomotive 5. Later (probably in 1926) it was transferred to VR Group and numbered 2 by the VR Railway Construction Department. The VR Railway Construction Department was established in the early 1920s.