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The procurement of VR Group’s new night train rolling stock advances

At the beginning of July 2021, VR Group launched the procurement of new night train rolling stock. The procurement includes nine sleeper cars and eight car-carrier wagons. It is a public procurement, and the aim is to complete it so that the supplier is selected no later than by summer 2022. Th...

8. July 2021 Press releases Rolling stock and technology Passenger service

Machine intelligence increases energy efficiency, punctuality and travel comfort for train traffic

During the spring, VR introduced a DAS system that assists the train driver in both passenger and freight trains. DAS helps to optimise driving the train to increase energy efficiency, improve punctuality and at the same time increase travel comfort. The system has been developed together with ...

5. July 2021 Press releases Rolling stock and technology Passenger service Logistics Responsibility

Automated detection of train malfunctions with Train Scanner

Currently, a large part of rolling stock maintenance is manual inspection performed by human eyes. The objective has therefore been to proceed towards automated and systematic processes. In June, the rolling stock maintenance company VR FleetCare will deploy Train Scanner, a device designed to ...

20. May 2021 Press releases Passenger service Maintenance Rolling stock and technology