Vr3 "Kukko" #752 - Kuopio, Finland
Posted by: Rymyhomie
N 62° 53.814 E 027° 40.972
35V E 534710 N 6974286
Locomotive Vr3 "Kukko" #752
Waymark Code: WMHPQH
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 08/01/2013
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Before 1942 VR Class Vr3's originally had the class name was O1. They were nicknamed “Rooster” / "Cockerel" (Finnish "Kukko"). The first locomotive was ordered in 1924 from Hanomag of Germany and it was numbered 752. The remaining 4 were produced by Tampella Oy in Tampere, Finland. They were numbered 753-756.
The VR3 was then the largest and most powerful locomotive. It was a success but in the hands of inexperienced drivers it could all too easily damaged buffers or broke couplings. Therefore, a screw-drive regulator was fitted. At speed there could be longitudinal movement, due to the fact that locomotive had no bogie wheels, only 5 rigid axles. However, the “Rooster” was generally considered to be a fine locomotive. Some say the name resulted from the slightly louder than normal whistle. They were deliberately designed to work within very large rail yards, where the overall noise level could be very high. The happy crow of the "Rooster" was for half a century, a familiar voice in Finnish marshalling yards. They proved to be agile and could easily scale the humps and complex pointwork of marshalling yards where their great power compensated for their low speed. VR3, the locomotives were in use until 1975.
Top speed: 45 km/h (28 mph)
Weight: 77,9 tons
Length: 12,83 m
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