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Dr16 "Big Blonde" Medium Road Freight Locomotive Dr16 is the only and most powerful diesel-electric Finnish road locomotive. Unsuitable for switching work because of its cumbersome cab design the type is only used for the road freight and passenger duties. Unfortunately for most observers, the Dr16 of VR can be found mostly in the northern half of the Finnish rail networks. * Dr16 Technical Details * Color Schemes * Technical Parts * |
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![]() Also in this section: ![]() Finnish Railroads Main Page, a great place to start browsing this section. ![]() Finnish railroad organizations and railroad operators have their own pages, as well as the largest operator VR-Yhtyma and a newcomer to the field Junakalusto. ![]() While much of the passenger traffic concentrates around the capital Helsinki, you might be interested in the roster pictures of VR-Yhtyma, Junakalusto and the city of Helsinki operator HKL. HKL operates the metro and narrow gauge trams. |
Technical Details
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Color Schemes
Technical parts Closeups
Dr16 Technical parts Closeups | |
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A closeup of the bogie under the Dr16 2819. |
Dr16 "Big Blonde" Roster of VR-Yhtyma
Dr16 number 2817 of VR-Yhtyma | |
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The Dr16 number 2817 is in a surprisingly fresh red-gray-white paint next to the washing machine shed at Joensuu depot area.
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