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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 passenger 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 Tr1 1096 was the last steam locomotive manufactured for VR in 1957.[1] Tr1 locomotives were withdrawn during the 1970s, with the last being withdrawn in 1975.[1]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]

See also

References

  • Katajisto, Juhani (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja. Hämeenlinna: Tietoteos. ISBN 951-9035-79-6.
  • Finnish Railway Museum Official website
  • [https://www.srhs.fi/portfolio/r1-%e2%86%92-tr1/
  • Salo, Sakari K. (2009). Höyryveturikirja, s. 14. Helsinki: Kustantaja Laaksonen. ISBN 978-952-5805-12-3.
  • Pölhö, Eljas; Pykälä-Aho, Mia (1996). Suomen juna- ja raitiovaunukuvasto [Finnish Motive Power 1.1.1996] (in Finnish and English). Stenvalls. ISBN 91-7266-133-X.

Footnotes

  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.
  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.