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1/5/2025
 
 
 
 
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Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Description:  The Class Ge 4/4 II is a metre gauge Bo'Bo' electric locomotives operated by the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which is the main railway network in the Canton of Graubünden. They were built 1973 and 1984.
Photo Date:  9/27/2021  Upload Date: 8/28/2022 3:58:54 AM
Location:  Chur, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  RHB GE44(UNKNOWN)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Description:  The RhB Ge 4/4 III are four-axle narrow - gauge electric locomotives of the Swiss Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which were put into service from 1993.
Photo Date:  9/27/2021  Upload Date: 8/28/2022 3:59:01 AM
Location:  Chur, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  RHB GE44(UNKNOWN)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Description:  On the way on UNESCO heritage line.
Photo Date:  9/27/2021  Upload Date: 8/28/2022 3:59:07 AM
Location:  Chur, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Description:  Thanks to the modern Bernina Express panoramic cars, you can enjoy an unrestricted view of the untouched Alpine panorama.
Photo Date:  9/27/2021  Upload Date: 8/28/2022 3:59:12 AM
Location:  Chur, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  102   Comments: 0
Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Description:  The RhB Surava train station on the RhB Abulabahn (UNESCO World Heritage Site). The station building of the Surava railway station, which has been preserved almost in its original form from 1903, was voted the most beautiful railway station in Europe in 2004.
Photo Date:  9/27/2021  Upload Date: 8/28/2022 3:59:17 AM
Location:  Surava, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  RHB GE44(UNKNOWN)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Description:  The Landwasser Viaduct is a 65 meter high and 136 meter long railway bridge in the Rhaetian Railway network near Filisur station and is considered a landmark of the railway company. Around 22,000 trains cross the viaduct every year, around 60 every day.
Photo Date:  9/27/2021  Upload Date: 8/28/2022 3:59:21 AM
Location:  Filisur, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - RhB
Description:  On Landwasser Viaduct. The construction of the bridge started in March 1901, in October 1902 the first train run over it.
Photo Date:  9/27/2021  Upload Date: 8/28/2022 3:59:26 AM
Location:  Filisur, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  112   Comments: 1
Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Description:  The MOB Ge 4/4 are four-axle meter gauge electric locomotives of the Swiss Montreux-Bernese Oberland-Bahn (MOB).
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:03 PM
Location:  Montbovon, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  MOB GE44(UNKNOWN)
Views:  87   Comments: 1
Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Description:  MOB (Montreux-Bernese Oberland-Bahn) test train with two cabcars with narrow gauge as well as standard gauge change boogies.
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:09 PM
Location:  Montbovon, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  81   Comments: 0
World first combined narrow/standard gauge train
Title:  World first combined narrow/standard gauge train
Description:  MOB drivers cab of the cabcar test train for narrow gauge as well as standard gauge usage. They have driving equipment for MOB narrow gauge as well as BLS standard gauge operation.
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:13 PM
Location:  Montbovon, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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World first combined narrow/standard gauge train
Title:  World first combined narrow/standard gauge train
Description:  MOB (Montreux-Bernese Oberland-Bahn) newest dual use (narrow and standard gauge) bogies. The wheels have no axle and when changing within seconds the distance is switched and the car body is also lifted from lower narrow gauge level to higher standard gauge level. See it live on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJLRo4ao33k
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:29 PM
Location:  Montbovon, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  127   Comments: 1
World first combined narrow/standard gauge train
Title:  World first combined narrow/standard gauge train
Description:  The wheels have no axle and when changing within seconds the distance is switched and the car body is also lifted from lower narrow gauge level to higher standard gauge level. See it live on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJLRo4ao33k Photo by MOB
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 1:03:51 PM
Location:  Montbovon, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  139   Comments: 1
Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Description:  The new MOB Golden Pass Express cabine has swivel seats in "VIP" class. See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAgQMitjG6E
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:18 PM
Location:  Montbovon, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Description:  MOB (Montreux-Bernese Oberland-Bahn) new panoramic Golden Pass Express coach cars.
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:24 PM
Location:  Montbovon, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - MOB
Description:  MOB Be 4/4 for regional services.
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:35 PM
Location:  vevey, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  MOB BE44(UNKNOWN)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
Swiss Narrow Gauge - MVR
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - MVR
Description:  MVR ABeh 26 7503 at Vevey. MVR (Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera) is the name of a Swiss transport company that owns several narrow- gauge railway lines and funicular railways in and around Montreux and Vevey on Lake Geneva
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:40 PM
Location:  vevey, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  MVR ABEH(UNKNOWN)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
Swiss Narrow Gauge - TPC
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - TPC
Description:  TPC BDeh 4/4 313. Transports Publics du Chablais operates several meter gauge railway lines as well as bus routes in the Chablais in the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais .
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:45 PM
Location:  vevey, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  TPC BDEH(UNKNOWN)
Views:  97   Comments: 1
Swiss Narrow Gauge - TPC
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - TPC
Description:  Beh 2/6 541 of TPC (Transports Publics du Chablais).
Photo Date:  8/23/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:51 PM
Location:  vevey, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  TPC BEH26(UNKNOWN)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
Swiss Narrow Gauge - MGB
Title:  Swiss Narrow Gauge - MGB
Description:  MGB (Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn) HGe 4/4 II is a narrow gauge mixed cog and adhesion locomotive. Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn is a narrow-gauge railway in Switzerland with a gauge of 1,000 mm . It has a route network of around 144 km in length in the cantons of Valais , Uri and Graubünden , on which regional traffic and on sections of freight traffic as well as car transport are offered.
Photo Date:  8/25/2022  Upload Date: 8/27/2022 12:06:58 PM
Location:  Furka, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  MGB HGE44(UNKNOWN)
Views:  89   Comments: 1
VR Finnish Railway 3212
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3212
Description:  Intercity Rovaniemi to Kuopio pasing through Kontiomäki.
Photo Date:  6/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:13 AM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway
Title:  VR Finnish Railway
Description:  VR operates 59 double deck sleeping cars on its network for overnight trains. Thanks to the Finnish broad gauge they are much more comfortable than standard European sleeping cars.
Photo Date:  6/17/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:37 AM
Location:  Rovaniemi, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  92   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway
Title:  VR Finnish Railway
Description:  Restaurant coach in middle of double deck sleeping cars.
Photo Date:  6/17/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:34 AM
Location:  Rovaniemi, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway
Title:  VR Finnish Railway
Description:  Rovaniemi is famous as Santa Claus destination on the Finnish polar circle. Therefore sleeping cars from Helsinki to Rovaniemi has special stickers.
Photo Date:  6/17/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:31 AM
Location:  Rovaniemi, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  94   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3308
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3308
Description:  Several VR Sr3 are stabled due to sanction against Russia. All Russian iron ore pellets transport through Oulu/Finland to Kokkola harbour were cancelled. It was reported that about 261 thousand tons of iron ore pellets of the Russian Mining and Metallurgical Company got stuck at Kokkola. Estimated value is about 40 million US$.
Photo Date:  6/18/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:25 AM
Location:  Oulu, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR SR3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  116   Comments: 1
VR Finnish Railway 3307
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3307
Description:  Series delivery of the new electro loco Sr3 of VR began in 2016. The first ten locomotives were officially taken into service on May 25, 2017 and used in regular service from June 2017. The machines are built in the so-called last-mile version. Two additional diesel generators enable operation on non-electrified track sections. The diesel engines together develop a power of 360 kW. They are mainly required as a backup power source and for shunting service. With the fuel supply of the diesel engines, up to 100 kilometers / 62 miles at 20 kph / 12 mph can be covered, so that it is possible to continue driving in the event of a catenary voltage failure.
Photo Date:  6/19/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:22 AM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR SR3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3303
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3303
Description:  A Siemens Vectron, Class Sr3 in Finland, arrives at Kontiomäki with an empty timber train.
Photo Date:  6/21/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:16 AM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR SR3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3303
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3303
Description:  VR Class Sr3 is the newest electric locomotive series used by VR Group. It has ordered a total of 80 new, efficient and energy-conserving locomotives from Siemens. The value of the transaction is more than 300 million euros. End of last year 42 units were delivered.
Photo Date:  6/21/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:19 AM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR SR3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  153   Comments: 2
VR Finnish Railway 2774 and 2520
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 2774 and 2520
Description:  Dv12 2747 was built 1968, the older new painted 2520 1964.
Photo Date:  6/21/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:09 AM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 572
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 572
Description:  MOV equipment, Class Tka 8, at Kontimäki.
Photo Date:  6/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:54 AM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  93   Comments: 1
VR Finnish Railway
Title:  VR Finnish Railway
Description:  The Finnish-Swedish railway border station Haparanda (in Finnish Haaparanta, but on Swedish soil) is the only railway connection from Sweden to eastern Europe. For that reason the European and Finnish track widths meet here. Haparanda railway station is one of the biggest countryside railway stations in Sweden. Today only a few trains crossing here daily.
Photo Date:  6/17/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:49 AM
Location:  Haaparanta, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  89   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway
Title:  VR Finnish Railway
Description:  Kokkola central railway station.
Photo Date:  6/26/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:52 AM
Location:  Kokkola, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  86   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway
Title:  VR Finnish Railway
Description:  Station of Kajaani.
Photo Date:  6/21/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:40 AM
Location:  Kajaani, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway
Title:  VR Finnish Railway
Description:  Historic signal boxes outside railway station of Kajaani.
Photo Date:  6/21/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:42 AM
Location:  Kajaani, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  104   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway
Title:  VR Finnish Railway
Description:  The ticket counter of Kajaani railway station are no longer in use.
Photo Date:  6/21/2022  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 4:02:45 AM
Location:  Kajaani, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  89   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 2817
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 2817
Description:  The Dr16 is a class of diesel-electric locomotives used by VR (Finnish Railways). The 23 locomotives have a single, off-centre cab and are currently VR's most powerful diesel locomotives. Their nickname is "Iso Vaalee" (Big Blonde). They are presently mainly used on heavy freight services in northern Finland.
Photo Date:  6/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:40 PM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR DR16(UNKNOWN)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 2535
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 2535
Description:  Two Class Dv12 are waiting for a new assigment of timber transport.
Photo Date:  6/21/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:27 PM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 2726
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 2726
Description:  Two Dv12 coming back to station.
Photo Date:  6/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:33 PM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 2651
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 2651
Description:  The Class Dv12 series 26nn were buildt between 1974 and 1984. The 2651 is in the new color sceme, which is quite rare on those old diesel shunters.
Photo Date:  6/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:30 PM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 2757
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 2757
Description:  The first units of Class Dv12 were built in 1963 as 2500 series. The 2757 is part of a second batch, built 1971. Here it is shunting an old sleeping car (blue gray) and a new double deck sleeper.
Photo Date:  6/18/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:36 PM
Location:  Oulu, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 2508
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 2508
Description:  The Dv12 is the standard Finnish medium-weight diesel-hydraulic switcher operated by VR.
Photo Date:  6/18/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:24 PM
Location:  Oulu, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Dv12(UNKNOWN)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3084
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3084
Description:  The Sr1 is a class of electric locomotives built for VR of Finland. These 25 kV locomotives were built in the Soviet Union at the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Factory between 1973 and 1985.
Photo Date:  6/18/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:52 PM
Location:  Oulu, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Sr1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3005
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3005
Description:  Two Class Sr1 stabled at station still in the old red color scheme. The nicknames for these locomotives are "Siperian susi" (Wolf of Siberia).
Photo Date:  6/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:42 PM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Sr1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3034
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3034
Description:  In December 2013 VR announced an order for 80 new electric locomotives to replace the Sr1 Class and are delivered between 2017 and 2026, resulting in the withdrawal of the Sr1 class.
Photo Date:  6/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:45 PM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Sr1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3079
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3079
Description:  Two Class Sr1 are waiting for departure from Kontimäki in northern Finland.
Photo Date:  6/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:48 PM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Sr1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3104
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3104
Description:  3104 is one of the last six Class Sr1 built in 1984/85.
Photo Date:  6/20/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:55 PM
Location:  Kontiom, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Sr1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3220
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3220
Description:  The Class Sr2 are 1995–2003 Swiss built electric locomotives with power output of 6,000 kW (8,050 hp).
Photo Date:  6/17/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:44:01 PM
Location:  Rovaniemi, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 3221
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 3221
Description:  Intercity IC 710 will depart from Rovaniemi in northern Finland to Kuopio in the middle east of the country.
Photo Date:  6/17/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:44:04 PM
Location:  Rovaniemi, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR Sr1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  92   Comments: 2
VR Finnish Railway 1147
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 1147
Description:  The Class Tk3 were designed for a low axle load of just 10.7 tonnes (10.5 long tons; 11.8 short tons). This allowed them to operate on lightly laid secondary lines, but during their many years of service, up to the end of the steam era, they were also widely used on main lines hauling slow passenger trains that made frequent stops. This one is preserved at Rovaniemi station.
Photo Date:  6/17/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:21 PM
Location:  Rovaniemi, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR TK3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 1147
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 1147
Description:  Frichs A/S is a Danish company buildt through the 20th century locomotives and train carriages. The 20 locomotives 1147-1166 were manufactured in 1949 at Frichs in Denmark. Final assembly was done at VR's main Hyvinkää workshop.
Photo Date:  6/17/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:17 PM
Location:  Rovaniemi, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR TK3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
VR Finnish Railway 1147
Title:  VR Finnish Railway 1147
Description:  The Finnish VR Class Tk3 (original classification 'K5') was a 2-8-0 light freight locomotive. It was the most numerous steam locomotive class in Finland with 161 built.
Photo Date:  6/17/2022  Upload Date: 7/22/2022 12:43:14 PM
Location:  Rovaniemi, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  VR TK3(UNKNOWN)
Views:  118   Comments: 1


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