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...
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was a need for faster and heavier express trains in Finland, and the Hv1–Hv3 classes were not powerful enough to fill the need. Lokomo Oy in Tampere built...
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Rail traffic to and from Turku is handled by the Finnish national carrier, VR. The number of services has fallen and only the railways towards Tampere and...
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railway History of rail transport in Finland VR Class Pr1 VR Class Hr1 VR Class Tr1 VR Class Tk3 VR Class Hr11 Majander, Antti (8 March 2016). "This man...
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Hanko–Hyvinkää railway History of rail transport in Finland VR Class Pr1 VR Class Hr1 VR Class Tk3 VR Class Hr11 Notes Vesa Toivonen (7 October 2014). "Kranaatinheittimet...
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A VR Class Hv1 steam locomotive#554 'Heikki' near Riihimäki Railway Station...
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a list of locomotives and multiple units that have been used in Finland. VR Group (privatised in 1995, previously Valtionrautatiet, Finnish state railways)...
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Oy 1909 "Iita" VR Class Hv1 555 4-6-0 Passenger steam locomotive Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy 264 1915 "Heikki", Hv1 555 only was nicknamed...
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Valtionrautatiet or VR) operated the Classes Hk1, Hk2, Hk3, Hk5, Hv1, Hv2, Hv3, Hv4, Hr2 and Hr3 locomotives with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement. The Class Hk1, numbers...
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