FINNISH open-access operator Fennia Rail has awarded CZ Loko, Czech Republic, a contract to supply three 1524mm-gauge six-axle type 774.7F diesel locomotives, which it will use to launch freight operations in Finland at the end of next year.
FINNISH rolling stock company Junakalusto has exercised a second option worth around €200m with Stadler for 34 additional 1524mm-gauge Flirt EMUs, which will supplement the fleet of 32 similar trains already in use on suburban services in the Helsinki area.
IRJ at InnoTrans 2014: Transtech, Finland, is displaying the second of two pre-series Artic low-floor LRVs for Helsinki City Transport (HKL) this week, before sending the metre-gauge vehicle for trials in the German city of Würzburg.
FINLAND's national train operator VR Group has reported increased profits for the second quarter but while there was growth in the freight business passenger traffic declined.
FINLAND's Transport Agency has selected Mipro in a contract worth €5.3m to supply an upgraded train control system for 1400km of lines in western Finland, around a quarter of the country's railway network.
VR Group, Finland, has unveiled the first of 26 IC2 DuettoPlus double-deck dining cars, which are being built by Finnish supplier Transtech at its plant in Otanmäki.
FINLAND's VR Group has selected Siemens as preferred bidder for a €300m contract to supply 80 1524mm-gauge electric locomotives for passenger and freight services.
VR GROUP, Finland, says recent reforms are starting to have an impact on its financial performance, despite a slight decline in second quarter revenues, which fell from €361.7m to €356.6m.
FINNISH minister of transport Mrs Merja Kyllönen unveiled the first of a new fleet of 40 low-floor LRVs for Helsinki City Transport (HKL) at Transtech's Otanmäki facility on June 13.
VR Group, Finland, has unveiled the first refurbished Sm4 emu, which features a redesigned interior and new exterior livery.