Before 1942 VR Class Tr1s originally had the class name was R1. They were nicknamed “Risto”after the Finnish President Risto Ryti. They were a heavy freight locomotive. They were numbered 1030-1096.The 67 locomotives were built between 1940-1957 by Tampella Lokomo and Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik GmbH Jungenthal of Germany. Risto is a product of the same era as the express train locomotive Ukko-Pekka and they share a similar appearance.
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