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 VR-Yhtyma is the traditional Finnish large rail operator with great connections within the country and abroad. VR-Yhtyma consists of the railroad operating company for passenger and freight traffic, railroad construction company, dining car company, etc. all of who use VR-Yhtyma's own rolling stock. The company operates a fleet of several hundred locomotives and EMUs, 18 Pendolino units, and about dozen dmu's. To serve it's customers VR-Yhtyma has probably tens of thousands of freight cars and several hundred passenger cars. More on the rolling stock in the near future. EMU's:  Sm1
, regional traffic 2 car unit Sm2
, regional traffic 2 car unit Sm3
, intercity traffic, Pendolino's Finnish variant Sm4
, regional traffic, 2 car single story unit, partly low floor
Electric Locomotives: Sr1
, Russian built DC electric
Sr2
, Powerful modern AC electric Diesel Locomotives: Dv12
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| VR-Yhtyma rolling stock - Inter City train units | |
| Sm3 "Pendolino" | |
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Sm3
(S=Electric M=Motor 3=third model of) Sm3 pendolinos are common in connections between the few cities in Finland. The tilting Pendolinos allow using lower level track infrastructure in a sparcely inhabited northern country at higher speeds by tilting tin the curves.. More information to follow in the furure. (JMcK 10.11.2007) Sources: |
| In the picture a double
unit of the Sm3 Pendolinos in Korso near Helsinki area.
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| VR-Yhtyma rolling stock - Regional traffic | |
| Sm1 "Sami" | |
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Sm1
(S=Electric M=Motor 1=first model of) Sm1's traffic daily around the metropolitan Helsinki area on the tracks where a relatively low speed is not an issue. Sm1's were built mainly from 1960's to 1970's. More information to follow in the future. (JMcK 17.11.2007) Sources: |
| In the picture a
refurbished Sm1 unit nr 6022 in Hiekkaharju in Vantaa (Metropolitan
Helsinki area). |
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| Sm2 "Sami" | |
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Sm2
(S=Electric M=Motor 2=second model of) Sm2's traffic daily around the metropolitan Helsinki area on the tracks where a relatively low speed is not an issue. Sm2's were built mainly from 1970's to 1980's. The high floor units have a power car for 25kW and a coach coupled together. During the rush hours typically from 2 to 4 units are coupled together to provide enough capacity. More information to follow in the future. (JMcK 10.11.2007) Sources: |
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refurbished Sm2 unit nr 6062 near Malmi in
Helsinki. |
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| Sm4 "Pikku-Pendolino" "Jänis" (Little Pendolino / Rabbit) | |
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Sm4
(S=Electric M=Motor 4=fourth model of) Sm4's... More information to follow in the future. (JMcK 10.11.2007) Sources: |
| In the picture a
refurbished Sm2 unit nr 6062 near Malmi in
Helsinki. |
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| VR-Yhtyma rolling stock - Electric locomotives | |
| Sr1 "Siperian susi" (Siberian Wolf) | |
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Sr1,
bough in the 1970's as exchange for goods between the Soviet Union and
Finland still over hundred of these traditional low tech DC electric
locomotives serve daily the rail networks in Finland. More information to follow in the future. (JMcK 17.11.2007) Sources: |
| Kerava
is a cross roads of the rail traffic with tracks leading to all
directions. Sr1 number 3093 accelerating from Kerava to
Sköldvik
oil refinery. The trains originates in Riihimäki, the largest
rail
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| Sr2 "Marsu" (Guinea pig) | |
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Sr2,
The "Guinea Pigs" originate in Switzerland, where the similar
locomotives are of the class Re460's/Re465's. Thyristor controlled AC
power houses of 6000 kW have enough traction power to pull even the
heavier trains at higher speeds, so it's common to spot these
locomotives in front of the Inter City and Inter City 2 trains for the
Finnish VR-Yhtyma. The type is used for freight as well, including the
fast piggy back trains between Helsinki and Oulu. This
locomotive
type can even feed part of the braking energy back to electric
networks, so this high tech machine can be considered "green".
More information to follow in the future. (JMcK 17.11.2007) Sources: |
| Sr2 number 3203 idling in
Tampere Finland in the fall of 2003. |
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| VR-Yhtyma rolling stock - Diesel locomotives | |
| Dv12 | |
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Dv12,
a medium to light diesel-hydraulic road switcher and road locomotive.
This locomotive forms the backone of VR-yhtyma diesel operations. The
type DV12 can be used as well on passenger trains as on freight, as
single unit or more coupled together. Many of the units have been
repainted to red/white/gray color sheme. More information to follow in the future. (JMcK 17.11.2007) Sources: |
| Dv12 number 2568 in
Riihimaki in the new paint. |
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