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VR Group orders 60 diesel-electric locomotives from Stadler
The new diesel-electric locomotives for Finland´s VR Group is expected to improve the operational efficiency on non-electrified lines; 45 per cent of the Finnish rail network.
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Finland orders double-deck carriages worth over €50 million
Transtech, Škoda Transportation's subsidiary in Finland, will supply 20 new double-deck coaches to Finland.
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VR Group reports challenging start to the year
30 April 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
VR Group, the state owned Finnish travel, logistics and infrastructure engineering service company, has reported a challenging start to the year in its 2015 Q1 results.
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Getting ready for the first rail tendering project in Finland
5 August 2014 | By Kimmo Sinisalo, Project Manager for Rail Tendering at HSL
HSL – the Helsinki Region Transport Authority – will start the opening of the Finnish passenger rail market by tendering the contract for local trains starting in 2018. Kimmo Sinisalo – Project Manager for Rail Tendering at HSL – provides more details...
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Exclusive Online Only Article – A Scandinavian restaurant on rail
16 July 2014 | By Antti Tiitola, VR Group
There’s a new unique type of train in operation in northern and eastern Finland – a double-deck restaurant car that can’t be found anywhere else in the world...
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VR Group opens 26 new restaurants – double deck restaurant cars to enter service
8 January 2014 | By VR Group
The first double deck DuettoPlus restaurant car will be introduced in early 2014...
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Siemens to deliver locomotives to Finland
23 December 2013 | By Siemens AG
Finnish State Railways place major order worth more than 300 million Euros with an option for an additional 97 locomotives including maintenance...
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NEC Portugal supplies GSM-R radios to Finnish railway operator VR-Group
26 June 2012 | By NEC Portugal
Project will develop, manufacture, supply and install radio equipment for the driving cabinets of VR-Group locomotives...
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Allegro boosts rail travel from Helsinki to St. Petersburg
31 May 2011 | By Antti Jaatinen, Senior Vice President of Passenger Services, VR-Group Ltd and Maarit Haavisto-Koskinen, Head of International Marketing, VR-Group Ltd and Mika Heijari, Head of External Communications, VR-Group Ltd and Tiina Nieminen, Managing Director, Avecra Oy
The high-speed Allegro rail service between Helsinki in Finland and St. Petersburg in Russia began operating on 12 December 2010. The service cuts the journey time between the two cities by more than two hours to three and a half hours. The Allegros have a top speed of 220km/h and…
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Transtech delivers double deck driving coaches and restaurant coaches to VR
24 March 2011 | By Transtech Oy
Transtech Oy and VR Group have signed supply contracts on delivery of 12 driving coaches and 15 restaurant coaches during the years 2013 and 2014...