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VR Class Sr1 number 3089 at Helsinki Central station in 1997.
VR class Sr1
| Power type |
Electric |
| UIC classification |
B-B |
| Top speed |
140 km/h |
| Power output |
3,100 kW |
| Tractive effort |
280 kN |
| Career |
VR |
| Number in class |
112 |
| First run |
1973 |
| Disposition |
still in service |
The Sr1 is a class of electric locomotives built for VR (Finnish railways). These 25kV locomotives were built in the Soviet Union from 1973 onwards, with electrical equipment supplied by the Finnish company Oy Strömberg Ab (later part of ABB).
The locomotives originally carried a dark red livery, with yellow warning panels below the cab windows. This livery has since been replaced by a white livery with red stripes. Their nickname is "Siperian susi" (Wolf of Siberia).
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