VR series H8
| VR series H8 / from 1942 VR series Hv1 | |
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| Numbering: | 545-578, 648-655 |
| Number: | 43 |
| Manufacturer: | Lokomo , Tampella |
| Year of construction (s): | from 1915 |
| Retirement: | until 1967 |
| Axis formula : | 2'C |
| Gauge : | 1,524 mm |
| Service mass: | 55.2 t (without tender) |
| Top speed: | 95 km / h |
| Starting tractive effort: | 8985 kg |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1,750 mm |
| Control type : | Heusinger |
| Number of cylinders: | 2 |
| Boiler overpressure: | 12 kg / cm² (170 psi) |
| Grate area: | 1.9 m² |
| Superheater area : | 30.7 m² |
| Evaporation heating surface: | 108.6 m² |
The VR class H8 was a multi-purpose locomotive of the Finnish State Railways Valtionrautatiet (VR) with a 2'C wheel arrangement. The locomotives were built by Lokomo in Tampere and Tampella in Tampere from 1915 .
history
The H8 series was a very powerful multi-purpose locomotive for the Finnish broad gauge. No. 575 from the H8 series was the first locomotive to be manufactured in the Lokomo works in Tampere. Some other machines were made at the Tampella factories in Tampere.
The H8 series had a maximum traffic speed of 95 km / h. The H8 pulled all Finnish passenger trains running over long distances.
VR series Hv1
In October 1942 the VR introduced a new designation system. There the locomotives previously designated as H8 were sorted into the new Hv1 series .
The Board did not put the Hv1 for longer than until the 1967th
The busiest route in Finland was the 160 km Helsinki –Tampere connection. It was covered in just under three hours. This included all supply stops and stops to let counter trains through.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The international encyclopedia - trains and locomotives, David Ross, transpress Verlag, Stuttgart, 1st edition 2005, p. 107