Finland: VR Group Orders New Sleeping Coaches and Freight Wagons from Škoda Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 18, 20230 Škoda Group has received an order for nine sleeping coaches and eight freight wagons for cars from Finnish state railway company VR Group. The latter enables passengers to also transport their vehicle when taking overnight rail services. Visualisation of a VR Group overnight train in Finland © Škoda Group The contract, valued at 50
Stadler to Deliver 20 FLIRT EMUs for Helsinki Region Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 29, 20220 Stadler has signed an agreement with the VR Group to supply 20 single-decker FLIRT electric multiple units (EMU) in Finland. The four-car trains will have 356 seats and capacity for a total of 796 passengers. With a maximum speed of 160 kilometres an hour, they will be used for regional services around
Condition-Based Maintenance Solutions for Rolling Stock Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 14, 20220 VR FleetCare and EKE-Electronics Collaborate to Provide a Wider Range of Condition-Based Maintenance Solutions for Rolling Stock and Track Infrastructure Digitalisation is a major trend in rail transport and offers a lot of opportunities to improve maintenance operations. To enable customers to take advantage of this, VR FleetCare and EKE-Electronics recently
Otso Ikonen Has Been Appointed CEO of VR Fleetcare Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 20, 20220 Otso Ikonen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Maintenance, and a member of VR Group’s Management Team Otso Ikonen has been appointed CEO of VR FleetCare, responsible for the maintenance of rolling stock, and a member of VR Group’s Management Team. He will take up his new role by 15 August
VR Group Strengthens Position with Acquisition of Arriva Sverige Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 25, 20220 VR Group has announced its acquisition of Arriva Sverige – currently part of the European passenger transport company Arriva Group that is owned by Deutsche Bahn (DB). With this acquisition, VR Group will become a significant transport operator in Sweden, as Arriva Sverige operates rail and bus services in southern and
Finland: VR Group Receives First Dr19 Locomotive from Stadler Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 4, 20220 The first of 60 Stader Dr19 locomotives ordered by VR Group has arrived in Finland. A total of five Dr19s will be delivered this year. Deliveries will then continue on a regular basis from 2023 until late 2026, when the order will be completed. The locomotives have been designed to operate efficiently
VR FleetCare: Highlights of the Year 2021 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 22, 20210 CEO Kimmo Soini Writes in a Blog about the Most Significant Events of 2021 Kimmo Soini, CEO, VR FleetCare © VR FleetCare We have come a long way as an almost 160-year-old Finnish rolling stock maintenance company. For a few years now, we have been operating as our own company and have reached
VR FleetCare Chosen to Maintain VR Group’s Newest Diesel Locomotive Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 3, 20210 VR FleetCare, a Finnish rolling stock maintenance company, has signed an agreement with VR Group on the maintenance of the new Stadler diesel locomotive’s stock. The agreement period is 10 years, and the agreement enters into force in 2023 when the locomotives enter into commercial traffic. The locomotives represent the latest
Finland Introduces 7,000 Ton Freight Train Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 16, 20210 The previous Finnish record for train tonnage was set in spring 2020, when a train weighing 6,000 tons was operated on the same route. That train comprised 66 wagons. VR Transpoint says that the most important factor when increasing train size is not record breaking but cutting down on energy
Finland’s State Railway Company VR Launches Green Energy Production Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 8, 20210 Finland’s state railway company VR Group has entered into the field of energy production. VR has installed a solar panel array at its Helsinki depot. Its energy will be used to maintain its fleet using renewable electricity. The solar power plant went into operation in late 2020 and is now one
Stadler sees success on six axles Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 10, 20190 EUROPE: Stadler says that its family of six-axle diesel, electric and bi-mode Eurodual locomotives are ‘30 to 40% better in terms of track forces’ than ‘most of the four-axle locos in use around Europe today’. Pascal Cantin, Stadler’s Head of Product Sales Locomotive and Sales Director Western Europe, told the Transport
Skoda to Supply New Restaurant Cars for VR Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 29, 20190 Finland – Skoda Trantech has won a contract for the supply of seven new restaurant cars for VR. The contract is worth around 600 million Czech korunas (23.38 million euros / 26.07 million USD). Skoda says these restaurant cars will enter service for the Finnish state-owned operator in 2021–2022. The
VR orders double-deck dining cars Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 25, 20190 FINLAND: National railway VR Group has awarded Škoda Transtech a €24m contract to supply a further seven double-deck dining cars. They are to be to be produced at the Škoda Transportation subsidiary’s Kajaani factory for entry into service on the Helsinki – Turku and Helsinki – Tampere routes in 2021-22. The
Industry Insider Week 16 – 7 Must-Read Rail News Stories Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 21, 20190 All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 15–19 April 2019: Rolling Stock The RRX train, a Siemens Desiro HC, at InnoTrans 2018 © Railway-News RRX Train – a Siemens Mobility Desiro HC – a Success Project Partners of the RRX train, which
VR signs contract for ‘top of the line’ Stadler locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 18, 20190 FINLAND: VR Group has formally signed a contract for preferred bidder Stadler to supply 60 diesel-electric locomotives, the manufacturer announced on April 18. The contract is worth approximately €220m. There are options for up to 100 additional locomotives, as well as for Stadler to undertake maintenance. The first five locomotives are
Stadler to Supply 60 Locomotives to VR Group in Finland Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 18, 20190 Stadler and VR Group (Finland) have signed a contract for 60 new diesel-electric locomotives. VR wants to optimise its operations at shunting yards, freight terminals and along non-electrified routes. Non-electrified lines in Finland comprise 45 percent of the country’s rail network. VR Group (Finland) orders 60 diesel-electric locomotives from Stadler
VR selects Stadler to supply diesel locomotives Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 12, 20190 FINLAND: Stadler has been selected for a contract to supply 60 diesel shunting locomotives, national railway VR Group announced on March 11. The contract, which is expected to be finalised during April, would be worth approximately €200m, with deliveries scheduled for 2022-25. There would be an option for a further 100