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February 18, 2020 | Locomotives

Hitachi to equip new VR Group locomotives with ERTMS

HITACHI has been awarded a contract to install ERTMS on 60 diesel locomotives Stadler Rail Valencia is supplying to Finland’s VR Group.

February 7, 2020 | Main line

Two bids received to operate Helsinki regional services

HELSINKI Regional Transport (HSL) has received two bids to operate regional rail services around the Finnish capital from June 2021, with the winner of the tender due to be announced in May.

February 4, 2020 | Track

Finland pilots condition-based maintenance for points

VR FleetCare and the Fairway Agency have launched a pilot project to collect data on switch malfunctions with the goal of reducing the more than 5000 point failures reported across Finland’s rail network every year.

January 30, 2020 | Main line

VR Group reports strong passenger growth in 2019

FINNISH operator VR Group carried 14.2 million passengers on long-distance rail services in 2019 a 9% increase compared with 2018. Total passenger-km also increased by 39% during the year as the operator reported a 10% year-on-year increase in passenger journeys to 1.2 million in December.

July 4, 2019 | Fleet

VR Group plans EMU order to replace Sm2 fleet

FINNISH operator VR Group has announced plans to invest around €250m to purchase a new fleet of trains to replace the Sm2 EMUs currently used on suburban services around Helsinki.

April 18, 2019 | Fleet

VR Maintenance wins Helsinki metro train modernisation contract

HELSINKI City Transport Agency (HKL) has awarded VR Group subsidiary VR Maintenance an contract worth around €30m to modernise 102 metro cars.

March 12, 2019 | Locomotives

VR orders 60 diesel locomotives from Stadler

FINLAND’s VR Group has awarded Stadler a €200m contract to supply 60 new diesel locomotives primarily for freight operations, which the company says will improve operational efficiency in freight yards and on non-electrified lines which make up 45% of the Finnish network.

February 1, 2019 | Policy

Finland to open rail sector to private investors

PRIVATE investors will be invited to participate in Finnish rail infrastructure and rolling stock projects under proposals unveiled by transport minister Mrs Anne Berner on February 1.

January 3, 2019 | Track

VR Group establishes maintenance subsidiary

FINLAND’s VR Group officially transferred its railway maintenance activities into a new subsidiary, VR Maintenance, on January 1.

October 15, 2018 | Financial

Norway’s NRC Group to acquire VR Track

NRC Group, Norway, has announced it will acquire VR Track from Finnish state-owned operator VR Group to form the largest specialised rail infrastructure company in the Nordic region, with more than 2450 employees and annual revenues exceeding NKr 6bn ($US 73.5m).

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