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Hr1 class (original classification P1) was the largest passenger express steam locomotive built in Finland. Twenty-two were built between the years 1937–1957. They were numbered 1000–1021 In the thirties there 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 first two prototypes, and after successful trials 20 more were built. Most of the locomotives were fitted with Wagner-type smoke deflectors, but the last two, which were equipped with roller bearings, had Witte-type deflectors. The nickname of the locomotive was meaning approximately "(respected) Grandpa Pekka", after the President of Finland Pehr Evind Svinhufvud. The Hr1 was built for coal firing, but during the coal shortage after the war in 1945, birch wood was used as fuel. Larger chimneys needed for extinguishing wood sparks were temporarily fitted. The Hr1s were the most important express steam locomotive and could justifiably be called the "flagships" of VR up until 1963, when diesel locomotives started to replace steam. Their use ended officially in 1971, but two roller bearing Hr1s were returned for a short use in spring 1974. Hr1's sister locomotive was the Tr1 class, otherwise similar, but with 2-8-2 wheel arrangement and smaller diameter drivers for cargo train use. ==Preservation== The following are preserved: * 1000 Haapamäki * 1001 Hyvinkää * 1002–1005 Haapamäki * 1008 Acton, Suffolk, England * 1009 Riihimäki * 1010 Haapamäki * 1011 Otanmäki * 1012 Haapamäki * 1014 Haapamäki * 1016 named "Lady Patricia" on a Private Railway near Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom〔(Steamlocomotive.com - Fifield Central )〕 * 1019, 1020 Haapamäki * 1021 Riihimäki 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VR Class Hr1」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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