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Track equipment - VR Track, Finland
Title:  Track equipment - VR Track, Finland
Description:  End of year, the work is done and the equipment is back in Riihimäki depot. Some of it are equipped for winter snow removing services with plugs or rotating brushes.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:15:27 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR TKA7(UNKNOWN)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
216 VR Track, Finland
Title:  216 VR Track, Finland
Description:  Tka 7 equipment is used for track maintenance and building tasks.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:15:37 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR TKA7(UNKNOWN)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
225 - VR Track, Finland
Title:  225 - VR Track, Finland
Description:  Winter break for this Tka 7 maintenance unit at Riihimäki depot.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:15:45 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR TKA7(UNKNOWN)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
234 - VR Track, Finland
Title:  234 - VR Track, Finland
Description:  This VR Track Tka 7 is the heaviest snow plow for the country, VR uses no rotary equipment.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:15:51 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR TKA7(UNKNOWN)
Views:  218   Comments: 1
228 VR Track, Finland
Title:  228 VR Track, Finland
Description:  A Tka7 unit with two brush carts for cleaning tracks after the snowplow went through.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:14 AM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR TKA7(UNKNOWN)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
237 VR Track, Finland
Title:  237 VR Track, Finland
Description:  With snowplow equipped Tka7 maintenance unit.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:17 AM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR TKA7(UNKNOWN)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
581 - VR Track, Finland
Title:  581 - VR Track, Finland
Description:  25 Tka 8 tractors were built 2000-2003 out of former class Tve 4 tractors and are used for heavy track maintenance work.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:16:01 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR TKA8(UNKNOWN)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
2568  - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2568 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  At minus 26C/15F the Dv12 is shunting at Riihimaeki yard.
Photo Date:  1/6/2010  Upload Date: 7/11/2010 5:07:40 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
 2701 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2701 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  As of 2010, the oldest Dv12 units are 47 years old. In 2009, VR has abandoned some weak-conditioned units of 2700 series Dv12s. The 2701 does still her service at Riihimaeki.
Photo Date:  1/6/2010  Upload Date: 7/11/2010 5:07:41 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  298   Comments: 1
2629 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2629 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Dv12 diesel engins are in wide use all over Finland. Alltogether 181 units where built during 1963-1984. Here it is shunting in Riihimaeki yard.
Photo Date:  7/9/2010  Upload Date: 7/10/2010 7:23:48 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
2568 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2568 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  On the line Hanko - Riihimaeki the 2568 switches some log cars off at Nummela station.
Photo Date:  4/23/2011  Upload Date: 6/18/2011 2:31:47 PM
Location:  Nummela, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  263   Comments: 0
2629 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2629 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  In Ilmala yard the 2629 switches a night train with sleeping cars.
Photo Date:  12/28/2011  Upload Date: 12/29/2011 2:15:44 AM
Location:  Ilmala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
2567 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2567 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Dv 12 diesel engines parked at Riihimaeki depot: 2567, 2631 and 2713 as last in the row.
Photo Date:  1/21/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 10:01:02 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  221   Comments: 1
2704 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2704 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Dv12 and a second unit pulling a freight train from Hanko harbour to Riihimaeki freight yard.
Photo Date:  1/21/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 10:01:43 AM
Location:  Muijala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  275   Comments: 2
2704 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2704 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Two Dv12 collecting along the way some log cars and adding them to their existing load of Hanko harbour arrivals.
Photo Date:  1/21/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 10:01:07 AM
Location:  Muijala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  230   Comments: 1
2713 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2713 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  At depot of Riihimaeki this Dv12 has a break off duty.
Photo Date:  1/21/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 10:01:12 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  As the railcar class Dm12 DMUs are out of service, a Dv12 diesel shunter was "pressed" to passenger service on line Hanko to Karjaa and back, in the south west of Finland.
Photo Date:  7/4/2012  Upload Date: 7/5/2012 8:53:21 AM
Location:  Degerby, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The VR shuttle on the way from Karjaa to harbour town of Hanko.
Photo Date:  7/4/2012  Upload Date: 7/5/2012 8:53:25 AM
Location:  Degerby, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Passing the harbour bridge from Krakholmen island at Tammisaari.
Photo Date:  7/4/2012  Upload Date: 7/5/2012 8:53:30 AM
Location:  Tammisaari, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  198   Comments: 2
2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Dm12 DMU replacement on the way out of Karjaa station to Hanko.
Photo Date:  7/4/2012  Upload Date: 7/5/2012 8:53:37 AM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  This time at full speed of 125 kph / 78 mph through the forest line. The Dv12 has two speed ranges, 85 kph / 53 mph for cargo use and the higher range for passenger use. This mechanical gear can only be switched with the locomotive at standstill.
Photo Date:  7/4/2012  Upload Date: 7/5/2012 8:53:43 AM
Location:  Ekerontie, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Normally the Dv12 pull cargo trains on the line from harbour town Hanko to the Riihimäki freight yard north of Helsinki. Here a replacement service as regional train from Karjaa to Hanko.
Photo Date:  7/4/2012  Upload Date: 7/5/2012 8:53:50 AM
Location:  Ekerontie, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
2704 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2704 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Dv12 diesel shunter in front of Kukkumäki grain silos is waiting for an arriving freight train to do shunting work for a nearby paperfactory.
Photo Date:  7/5/2012  Upload Date: 7/9/2012 5:00:47 PM
Location:  Kukkumaki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
2723 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2723 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A double unit of Dv12 are arriving with a freight cinsist at Kukkumäki yard from Riihimäki.
Photo Date:  7/5/2012  Upload Date: 7/9/2012 5:00:53 PM
Location:  Kukkumaki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
2216 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2216 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The late passenger train Hyvinkää - Karjaa is leaving Lohja station at sunset. The class Dr 12 is a six axle dieselelectric C'C' engine, built between 1959 and 1963 in 42 units.
Photo Date:  8/11/2012  Upload Date: 8/13/2012 4:30:23 PM
Location:  Lohja, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR DR12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
2554 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2554 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A papertrain to Finnish seaport of Hanko passes through Kaarja.
Photo Date:  8/11/2012  Upload Date: 1/1/2013 12:41:46 PM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
2716 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2716 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Another double headed Dv12 freight train with a full paperload on the way to Finnish seaport of Hanko.
Photo Date:  8/11/2012  Upload Date: 1/1/2013 12:41:53 PM
Location:  Kirkniemi, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
2741 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2741 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  While historic steamers doing the shunting job at VR 150 years anniversary at Kaarja, the 2741 has a day off.
Photo Date:  8/11/2012  Upload Date: 1/1/2013 12:42:00 PM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
2546 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2546 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The class Dv12 is the standard Finnish medium-weight diesel-hydraulic road locomotive. This unit belongs to the first batch built 1963 till 1965 along with numbers 2501 to 2568.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:16:12 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
2549 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2549 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Line up at Riihimäki depot are four Dv12 diesel units in three different color schemes. Missing is just the latest white-green livery.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:16:20 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  174   Comments: 1
2630 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2630 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Dv12 is a general purpose locomotive which was designed for both passenger and cargo train use. Its 1000 kW power unit is a type Tampella SACM MGO V16 BSHR.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:16:32 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
2710 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2710 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Dv12 2710 is leaving Riihimäki station for yard work.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:16:40 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  173   Comments: 1
2710 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2710 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Almost looks like the diesel Dv12 is using the steam aera water host.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:16:48 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
2719 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2719 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A frozen coupling makes some headaches, after some trial and error work it disconnected.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:16:54 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
2738 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2738 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The 2738 is shunting at the harbour yard of Hanko. The port town and municipality on the south coast of Finland is 130 km / 80 miles west of Helsinki. The city was founded in 1874, soon after the Hanko-Hyvinkää railway was inaugurated in 1872.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:23 AM
Location:  Hanko, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
4412 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  4412 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Hanko - Karjaa shuttle waits for its return trip at Karjaa station. Time to read a book for the driver at the passenger department.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:29 AM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR DM12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
4412 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  4412 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Dm12 diesel motor car are used on low traffic regional services on non-electrified tracks. VR operates alltogether 16 units.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:32 AM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR DM12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
4412 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  4412 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Czech manufacturer CKD Vagonka delivered the first diesel car unit end of 2004. The Dm12 have a capacity for 63 passengers.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:36 AM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR DM12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
4412 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  4412 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The nicknames for the Dm12 diesel railcar are Peräkylän Pendolino (Backwoods' Pendolino), here from behind on the way to Hanko port town.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:39 AM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR DM12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
4413 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  4413 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  At a maximum, three Dm12 units can be coupled into a train to increase capacity. Each car has two passenger compartments, two entrance vestibules and a driver's cabin at each end of the car.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:42 AM
Location:  Hanko, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR DM12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
2549 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2549 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Dv12 coming back at full speed to her Riihimäki yard after bringing before the broken Sr1 to Helsinki depot.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 4:11:37 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
2549 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2549 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Special assigment for this Dv12 diesel: Bringing the broken Sr1 to Helsinki depot for repair.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 4:11:40 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2724 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A double pack of Dv12 diesel leads this cellulose train to a paper factory.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 4:11:45 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR DR12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
2712 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2712 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Two Dv12 Diesel are waiting at Riihimäki yard to proceed to Hanko harbour and to serve industries along the line.
Photo Date:  6/24/2013  Upload Date: 6/25/2013 4:48:03 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
Visit to VR Finland depot
Title:  Visit to VR Finland depot
Description:  VR Dr12 2558 coming into depot area at Ilmala.
Photo Date:  10/17/2013  Upload Date: 12/31/2013 6:28:25 AM
Location:  Ilmala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR DR12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
2548 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2548 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Two Dv12 are pulling out an empty log train out of Riihimäki station.
Photo Date:  8/30/2014  Upload Date: 11/8/2014 11:26:20 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
2611 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2611 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Dv12 shows its new color scheme but not yet the new safety stripes in green.
Photo Date:  8/31/2014  Upload Date: 11/5/2014 4:38:50 PM
Location:  Turku, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
2647 and 2735 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  2647 and 2735 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  At the depot of Turku two Dv12 at rest.
Photo Date:  8/31/2014  Upload Date: 11/5/2014 4:39:08 PM
Location:  Turku, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
Finland in Autumn Colours
Title:  Finland in Autumn Colours
Description:  A short consist from Riihimäki heading south.
Photo Date:  9/22/2017  Upload Date: 11/1/2017 5:32:43 PM
Location:  Riihim, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
Finland in Autumn Colours
Title:  Finland in Autumn Colours
Description:  The regional service Karjaa-Hanko arrives a few minutes late and almost missed the decending sun.
Photo Date:  9/23/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 2:49:04 PM
Location:  Eken, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR DM12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  126   Comments: 0


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