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Railway tracks leading to a railway station with VR FleetCare's Train & Rail exhibition ad

VR FleetCare will be attending Train & Rail fair in Stockholm

We are thrilled to be taking part in he Nordic region's largest fair for sustainable rail transport, Train & Rail. 2023 The exhibition will be organised at Stockholmsmässan, 25–27 April.

27. February 2023 News and press releases Topical

Pieksämäki machine shop sends 200 stoves to Ukraine

In the picture, from left to right, the core team that manufactured the stoves: mechanics Niko Partti and Markus Kosunen, production manager Petri Nykänen and supervisor Jukka Markkanen.

In addition to its normal operations, the Pieksämäki machine shop is currently manufacturing stoves for Ukraine. The most important thing for everyone involved is the opportunity to help Ukrainians in the midst of a crisis.

1. February 2023 Articles News and press releases Topical Responsibility

VR FleetCare’s Pieksämäki machine shop ready to start manufacturing domestic timber wagons

Employee painting a timber wagon

Domestic railway transport has increased, and the demand for the rail transport of roundwood in particular has been at a high level. VR FleetCare’s Pieksämäki machine shop is able to start manufacturing new timber wagons on a fast schedule, with the production line ready for commissioning.

16. January 2023 News and press releases Topical Services

VR FleetCare will participate in Rata 2023 event

VR FleetCare's Rata 2023 seminar advertisement

The event will be held at Tampere Hall on 17–18 January. The event is organised by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency.

2. January 2023 News and press releases Topical

VR FleetCare wins contract for the refurbishment of 81 Flirt electric train bogies in Finland

bogie repairs

The Finnish rolling stock maintenance company VR FleetCare has won the tender organised by Helsinki Metropolitan Area Rolling Stock Ltd for the refurbishment of Flirt electric train bogies. The contract concerns the periodic refurbishments of the bogies of 81 trains according to the kilometres ...

22. December 2022 News and press releases Contracts Topical

VR FleetCare supplied City Transport Ltd with a tunnel cleaning wagon

The tunnel cleaning wagon was manufactured at the Pieksämäki machine shop.

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

Meet VR FleetCare

VR FleetCare's employee working in a workshop

Finland is a small but efficient northern country that is home to many world-class companies.

13. September 2022 Articles Services Digi

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