Teddy Tiger
The Flying Finn
I introduced myself in an other topic, and I was asked if I could post some pictures about railroads and engines in Finland. VR (Finnish National Railways) is the only operator in Finland, so pretty much all the photos im going to post are VR:s stock. All the photos are from website http://www.vaunut.org
Hope that there´s not too much of photos for one post?
Let´s start with the ones that are still in use. I´ll begin with the electrical stuff, and will continue with diesels later. Feel free to ask if want some additional information...
In the first picture there´s the newest electric engine, the Sr2, a.k.a Lok 2000 in Europe. Switzerland and Germany uses these also, maybe some other countries too? This is used in passenger and cargo trains.
Sr2:
( photo by Ilkka Myllyniemi / vaunut.org)
The other big electric is Russian made Sr1. In the same use as the Sr2.
Here´s a picture in typical Finnish landscape.
Sr1:
( photo by Leo Männistö / vaunut.org)
Followed by the flagship of VR:s marketing, the closest thing to a bullet train up here north. We proudly present, The Sm3 Pendolino! Top speed up to 220 km/h (~ 137 mph). It´s Italian made, so it has had some problems especially during winter.
Sm3:
( photo by Karri Pietikäinen / vaunut.org)
These next trains are used to handle the regional traffic. Here´s Sm1, we also have a Sm2, but looks pretty much the same so lets begin with one photo.
Sm1:
( photo by Jukka Tölkkö / vaunut.org)
Followed by the newcomer, Sm4.
Sm4:
( photo by Toni Aitta / vaunut.org)
Here´s a nice mugshot of them all at Helsinki railwaystation:
( photo by Karri Pietikäinen / vaunut.org)
Hope You liked these, will continue later!
Hope that there´s not too much of photos for one post?
Let´s start with the ones that are still in use. I´ll begin with the electrical stuff, and will continue with diesels later. Feel free to ask if want some additional information...
In the first picture there´s the newest electric engine, the Sr2, a.k.a Lok 2000 in Europe. Switzerland and Germany uses these also, maybe some other countries too? This is used in passenger and cargo trains.
Sr2:
( photo by Ilkka Myllyniemi / vaunut.org)
The other big electric is Russian made Sr1. In the same use as the Sr2.
Here´s a picture in typical Finnish landscape.
Sr1:
( photo by Leo Männistö / vaunut.org)
Followed by the flagship of VR:s marketing, the closest thing to a bullet train up here north. We proudly present, The Sm3 Pendolino! Top speed up to 220 km/h (~ 137 mph). It´s Italian made, so it has had some problems especially during winter.
Sm3:
( photo by Karri Pietikäinen / vaunut.org)
These next trains are used to handle the regional traffic. Here´s Sm1, we also have a Sm2, but looks pretty much the same so lets begin with one photo.
Sm1:
( photo by Jukka Tölkkö / vaunut.org)
Followed by the newcomer, Sm4.
Sm4:
( photo by Toni Aitta / vaunut.org)
Here´s a nice mugshot of them all at Helsinki railwaystation:
( photo by Karri Pietikäinen / vaunut.org)
Hope You liked these, will continue later!
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