After wondering at the Kuopio freight yard the pair of Sr1s are bringing an Intercity train to Kuopio where the train shall have 18 minute stop, until the journey shall continue to further South. ... (more)

Breaking the silence

The loud and powerful electric motors from the 70's have started and it echoes around the surrounding pine trees, as it is giving a cover for the escaping timber train.

The camel shaped intercity train has grown in length, because yesterday's difficulties caused lots of problems and interesting passenger train combinations. Because of this, spare coaches were nee... (more)

The quietness of a typical Finnish late spring evening gets broken for a moment when Sr1 wearing the green and white VR paint scheme crosses over Leppälahti with a tanker train bound for Uusikaup... (more)

VR class Sr1 electric locomotive number 3032 with an loaded timber train from Pori to Lauritsala seen rounding a curve just north of Tampere station

A freight train coming from Western Finland approaches the final bend of its journey, before entering in the freight yard of Yara's factory. It seems that winter have covered both the landscape an... (more)

Southbound VR freight train T 3084 transporting paper from Alholma paper mills in Pietarsaari to Tampere freight yard has stopped at Seinäjoki for a crew change on a rainy monday evening

Timber train from Iisalmi station to Pieksämäki rail yard with class Sr1 electric locomotive and 24 timber wagons. These wagons will be delivered further South in few days.

Empty timber train T 58991 from Oulu to Kemi makes the snow fly as it proceeds at full permitted speed northbound towards it's destination, Kemi in Finnish Lapland

Sr1 3034 has just arrived from Toijala with an paper train. The locomotive has been decoupled from the consist and here the locomotive is seen waiting behind an signal for Tampere yard switcher to... (more)

Coal train T 55218 from Oulu to Tampere slowing down for a crew change at Seinäjoki

Sr1 3020 with Helsinki bound night train "The aurora borealis express" waiting for departure at Seinäjoki station. The train consists of one coach car, one restaurant car, six sleeper c... (more)

Pair of VR class Sr1 locomotives with a night train to Kolari waiting for departure at Seinäjoki station

In the Arctic Circle, Rovianemi is "famous" as being the "official" home of Santa Claus..... Here however its a russian built SR1 hauling the heavy freight in somewhat seasonal conditions.