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VR - Finland Steam tank locomotive for local passenger trains Pr1 number 776 was built in 1926 by Tampella. In total 16 were built for commuter trains around Helsinki. They were replaced by diesel trains in 1968 and ended their life as freight locomotives in the Helsinki docks in 1972. Suomen Rautatiemuseo, Hyvinkää, 18-06-2019 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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Passenger tank locomotive Pr1 "Paikku" 776 operational with a pair of passenger cars for tourists in Haapamäki Steam Locomotive Park in July 1993. No. 776 is the only surviving "Paikku". Pr1-series was built by Hanomag, Germany and Tampella, Finland in 1924-26. Photo and scan by Henri Hovi (hemaho@cc.jyu.fi)