All Finland articles – Page 7
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Nurminen Logistics prepares to launch locomotive business
FINLAND: Nurminen Logistics has reported good performance from its Russian railway logistics activities during 2016. Demand for domestic was steady, with flows 'lively' as a result of sanctions. Efficiency improvements, the sale of covered wagons and successful sales efforts improved the overall finaincial result compared to the previous year. However, ...
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Helsinki – Tallinn tunnel feasibility studies commissioned
EUROPE: Two consortia have been appointed to study the feasibility of the FinEst Link proposal to build a 92 km under-sea railway tunnel linking Finland and Estonia. A consortium of Ramboll Finland, Sito, Strafica, Urban Research and Pöyry Finland will estimate passenger and freight volumes and undertake a cost-benefit study. ...
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Finland adopts Erex energy metering
FINLAND: National infrastructure manager Liikennevirasto has brought into operation the Erex energy monitoring and billing system developed by the European Railway Energy Settlement System, the ERESS partnership announced on January 12. The agency becomes the seventh member of the not-for-profit organisation, alongside Banedanmark, Bane NOR, Infrabel, SBB, Trafikverket, and the ...
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More Artic trams for Helsinki approved
FINLAND: The board of Helsinki transport operator HKL approved the purchase of 20 more trams from Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech on December 8. Deliveries of the low-floor Artic trams are due to take place in 2018-19. The 27·4 m long trams from the €57·3m order would be identical to ...
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Tampere tram project formally approved
FINLAND: Tampere city council has voted to build a tram network, with 41 in favour and 25 against. The 23·5 km standard gauge route would link the city centre with Sampola, where branches would continue to the University of Tampere and Hervanta. In 2015 the city selected ...
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Transtech to supply trams for Helsinki orbital route
FINLAND: Helsinki transport operator HKL has selected Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech to supply 29 trams for the future 25 km Raide-Jokeri orbital light rail line which is to be built to link Itäkeskus with Keilaniemi in Espoo. HKL is to order the vehicles by exercising part of an option for ...
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Transtech to supply Tampere trams
FINLAND: Tampere city council has selected Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech to supply trams for the city’s future network. CAF, Pesa and Stadler Rail Valencia had also bid. Contract signing will take place with final project approval, which is expected on October 24. Depending on the final design of the ...
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Operator aims to benefit from Finland – Russia freight liberalisation
EUROPE: Ahead of the expected imminent ratification of a bilateral agreement liberalising the market for cross-border rail freight between Finland and Russia, Finland’s Nurminen Logistics Group and Russia’s Rustranscom have announced the formation of NR Rail as a jointly-owned company to handle international traffic. Nurminen said the end of ...
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Polarteknik brand to be launched at InnoTrans
POLARTEKNIK: A new branding associated with a restructuring which is scheduled to take effect on October 1 will be highlighted by Finland’s PMC Group at InnoTrans 2016. The group's Polarteknik Pneumatics and Door Systems businesses are to be merged into a Polarteknik Oy business unit. This follows the ...
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Mipro wins yard resignalling contract
FINLAND: National transport agency Liikennevirasto has awarded Mipro a €22·3m contract to undertake signalling renewals at the marshalling yards at Niirala, Vainikkala and at Kotolahti-Mussalo in Kotka. The work is to be undertaken in 2016-18, with each yard commissioned as a separate entity. Announcing the contract on September 13, ...
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EIB signs Helsinki metro extension loan
FINLAND: European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer signed an initial €100m tranche of financing for the second phase of the extension of the Helsinki metro to Espoo on August 30. The 7 km extension from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti will add five stations. Opening is planned for 2020 at the earliest. ...