News and press releases

VR FleetCare to continue maintaining Estonian railway operator's train bogies in Finland

Estonian railway company Elron has renewed maintenance contract of its Flirt train bogies with VR FleetCare after an international tender. The three-year agreement covers the periodic maintenance of bogies and traction wheelsets for 38 Flirt trains. The bogie maintenance will take place at VR F...

20. September 2023 News and press releases Topical Customer Contracts

BLOG Green transition increases the need for freight wagons

The emphasis on sustainable development and climate targets will increase the demand for railway transportation in the future. Rail transport is an environmentally friendly mode of transportation that helps reduce emissions produced by traffic. This is leading companies to shift more and more o...

12. June 2023 Blog Services Customer Topical

VR FleetCare provides air conditioning maintenance for trams and M300 metro trains

VR FleetCare's service operations are expanding to the maintenance of air conditioning systems in light rail vehicles in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The planned annual maintenance and inspections of air conditioning systems in trams and metro trains operated by Metropolitan Area Transport L...

30. May 2023 News and press releases Contracts Customer Topical

VR FleetCare to install networking equipment into HSL busses for improved passenger comfort

The contract signed in April covers the renewal of the ticket reading equipment and vehicle routers. The aim is to improve passenger comfort and to ensure working data connections.

21. April 2023 News and press releases Contracts Customer Topical

VR FleetCare’s collaboration with the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency continues with track circuit measurements

The collaboration aims to build and improve the overall condition monitoring of track equipment. Track circuits are one of the important factors in the bigger picture of track equipment.

17. April 2023 News and press releases Contracts Customer Topical

VR FleetCare supplied City Transport Ltd with a tunnel cleaning wagon

As the number of kilometres in the metro tunnel has increased fourfold, Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd has invested in more efficient maintenance equipment. Sustainability was the starting point for the procurement of the new tunnel cleaning wagon; it is environmentally friendly as it is built...

21. November 2022 News and press releases Customer Topical