Finland: Kolari, two VR class Dr16 diesel locos shunt coaches to form a sleeper train to Helsinki скачать в хорошем качестве

Finland: Kolari, two VR class Dr16 diesel locos shunt coaches to form a sleeper train to Helsinki

Finland: Kolari, two VR class Dr16 diesel locos (Numbers 2822 & 2812) shunt coaches to form southbound sleeper train 262, the 1455 to Helsinki. Fellow VR class Dr16 diesel loco classmates 2811 & 2816 are seen stabled waiting to form the later southbound departure - train 270, the 1810 to Helsinki. Clip recorded 14th March 2020. 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; their main passenger duty is the haulage of trains on the non-electrified line between Kemi and Kolari in Lapland. Dr16 locomotives were also used extensively on the line between Oulu and Rovaniemi, prior to the completion of the electrification of the line in 2004. Of a total of 23 built locomotives, five Dr16s have been withdrawn from service and/or scrapped. This includes all of the prototype locomotives (numbers 2801–2804), which were withdrawn between 2004 and 2009. In addition to the prototypes, one series locomotive, number 2814, was scrapped in 2000 after sustaining serious damage in a level crossing accident near the municipality of Ii. After the accident, the obstruction clearing device of the Dr16 was redesigned and strengthened according to the recommendation of the accident investigation board. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Kolari is a municipality of Finland at the Swedish border, which follows the Torne River, the longest free-flowing river in Europe. Kolari railway station is the northernmost station in Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,819 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 2,617.87 square kilometres (1,010.77 sq mi) of which 59.15 km2 (22.84 sq mi) is water. Neighbouring municipalities are Muonio, Pello, Kittilä, Rovaniemi in Finland and Pajala Municipality in sweden. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The name means colliery: forestry, mining and charcoal burning have historically been important industries in the municipality. Ylläs, one of the most popular ski resorts in Finland, is located in Kolari. The area also features the country's largest bog with a thousand-year-old forest. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ VR Group, commonly known as VR, is a government-owned railway company in Finland. VR's most important function is the operation of Finland's passenger rail services with 250 long-distance and 800 commuter rail services every day. With 7,500 employees and net sales of €1.251 million in 2017, VR is one of the most significant operators in the Finnish public transport market area. VR was created in 1995 after being known as Suomen Valtion Rautatiet (Finnish State Railways) from 1862 to 1922, and Valtionrautatiet/Statsjärnvägarna (State Railways) from 1922 to 1995. Altogether the group of companies includes 21 companies employing a total of about 14,400 people. VR provides car transport services. Seven stations allow loading and unloading of cars on trains: Helsinki, Turku and Tampere in the south, Oulu further north, and Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi and Kolari in Lapland. Car transport trains stop at other stations along the way for normal passenger transport and is available as daily service to Rovaniemi and Kemijärvi and several times a week to Kolari. Finland is the only Nordic country to offer car transport on trains. In August 2021 VR will commence operating the Tampere light rail. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ @FrontCompVids - Follow us on Twitter! More FrontCompVids clips are regularly added to so don't forget to Like and Subscribe! Click    / frontcompvids   for more details :-)