VR Dv16 Class diesel locomotive #2026 - Finnish Railway Museum, Hyvinkää, Finland
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N 60° 37.514 E 024° 50.891
35V E 382262 N 6722971
A medium-weight diesel-hydraulic locomotive retired in 2008 and now preserved at the Finnish Railway Museum in Hyvinkää.
Waymark Code: WM100G0
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 02/02/2019
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The Dv16 was one of the standard Finnish medium-weight diesel-hydraulic locomotive classes operated by VR since 1960s. As all the main lines of Finnish railway network were later electrificied, the locomotive was then designated mostly to unelectrified, less frequently used side lines and shunting duties. A total of 28 locomotives were built by Lokomo and Valmet between the years 1962 and 1963. They were retired between 2004 and 2008. Most of the series, 26 locomotives were scrapped, #2026 (this locomotive) was given to the Finnish Railway Museum and #2038 to Haapamäen museoveturiyhdistys ("Haapamäki heritage locomotive society").
Specifications
Configuration:
Gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)
Driver dia. 1,270 mm
Length 11.93 m
Loco weight 60 t
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover Tampella/MAN W8V22/30 A.m.A.u.L.
Engine type straight 8-cylinder diesel engine
Cylinders 8
Transmission Hydraulic Voith L 217 U
Maximum speed 85 km/h (53 mph)
Power output 700 kW (950 hp)
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