VR Class Hv1
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The Finnish Hv1 class (original classification 'H8') was a 4-6-0 express passenger train locomotive. 42 were built between 1915–21. They were numbered 545–578 and 648–655.[1]
Because of the increasing weight of trains, around 1910 there was a need for a more powerful passenger train locomotive, and Finnish 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 The last of these locomotives was withdrawn in 1967.[2]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 locomotives, 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.
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Preservation
Locomotive No. 554 is plinthed in Riihimäki, and No. 575 is located next to the Lokomo factory gate in Tampere. The Finnish Railway Museum has locomotive No. 555 (Tampella No. 264), which was called “Princess”. It was in running order between 1995–2000, and is again from 2012 onwards.[1]
Gallery
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VR Class Hv1 steam locomotive #554 'Heikki' near Riihimäki railway station in Riihimäki
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Höyryveturi Hv1 nro 554 IM6225 C.JPG
VR Class Hv1 steam locomotive #554 'Heikki' near Riihimäki railway station in Riihimäki
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Pikajuna Hv1 Turku.jpg
Hv1 No 547 heads an express train from Turku to Helsinki over the River Aura bridge in 1958
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VR Hv1 locomotive in Hatanpää Oct2011 002.jpg
Class Hv1 No. 575 at Metso Lokomo Steels in Hatanpää, Tampere
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Tampere VR 575.jpg
Class Hv1 No. 575 at Metso Lokomo Steels in Hatanpää, Tampere
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Turku train station 1920s.jpg
A Hv1) steam locomotive at Turku railway station in the 1920s.
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Scale model of Finnish Hv3 locomotive.jpg
A Live Steam 1:8 scale model of the Hv3 series loco and three wooden coaches. Note the longer, 4-axle tender.
See also
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Finnish website with locomotive technical data
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Katajisto, Juhani. (1985). Eilispäivän kulkuneuvoja.. Hämeenlinna:Tietoteos. ISBN 951-9035-79-6.
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- Finnish Railway Museum Official website