VR Class Dr14

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Wheel diameter	1,050 mm (41 in)
Wheelbase	9,650 mm (380 in)
Length	14.00 m (45.93 ft)
Width	3.2 m (10 ft)
Height	4.7 m (15 ft)
Adhesive weight	19.5 t (19.2 long tons; 21.5 short tons); 21.5 t (21.2 long tons; 23.7 short tons) with added weight
Loco weight	78 t (77 long tons; 86 short tons); 86 t (85 long tons; 95 short tons) with added weight
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	Tampella MAN R8V 22/30 ATL
Transmission	Hydraulic Voith L206 rsb.

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Rauma-Repola Oy, Lokomo, Finland
Build date	1968–1971
Total produced	24

Class Dr14
Class Dr14
	A Dr14 at Pasila railway station.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Rauma-Repola Oy, Lokomo, Finland
Build date	1968–1971
Total produced	24
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,524 mm (5 ft)
Wheel diameter	1,050 mm (41 in)
Wheelbase	9,650 mm (380 in)
Length	14.00 m (45.93 ft)
Width	3.2 m (10 ft)
Height	4.7 m (15 ft)
Adhesive weight	19.5 t (19.2 long tons; 21.5 short tons); 21.5 t (21.2 long tons; 23.7 short tons) with added weight
Loco weight	78 t (77 long tons; 86 short tons); 86 t (85 long tons; 95 short tons) with added weight
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	Tampella MAN R8V 22/30 ATL
Transmission	Hydraulic Voith L206 rsb.
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	75 km/h (47 mph) or 35 km/h (22 mph)
Power output	875 kW (1,173 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	VR
Class	Dr14
Number in class	24
Numbers	1851–1874
Nicknames	Seepra, Belarus, Raitakukko, Viirukukko, Riikinkukko, Dieselkukko
Disposition	In Service

The Dr14 is a heavy shunting locomotive used by VR Group. Some of the locomotives can be radio controlled.

History[edit]

VR ordered 24 locomotives to improve the efficiency of shunting work,^[1] which was back then mainly done with class Vr3 steam locomotives.^[2] Two locomotives were delivered for testing purposes in 1969, with the main series being delivered between 1970 and 1972.^[1] Until 1976, the Dr14 was known as the Vr12.^[1]

The locomotives are used at the biggest Finnish rail yards at Helsinki, Riihimäki, Tampere, Seinäjoki, Kouvola, Imatra and Pieksämäki.^[3]