Topic: Second-hand rolling stock

Interview Finland’s first open-access rail operator prepares operations, what did their journey look like?

Newly founded operator Suomen Lähijunat Oy (Finland Commuter trains) has big plans in Finland. “We chipped away at the existing monopoly in Finland on the bus side, and…

VR sells 11 trains to new Finnish rail operator

Finland’s national operator VR Group has agreed on a deal with Suomen Lähijunat Oy to sell 11 Sm2 train units to the new rail operator. Suomen Lähijunat will…

Rail operators want to run more international trains, but where to get them?

With the European market increasingly opening up to private operators and with the comeback of night trains well underway, the availability of rolling stock has become a large…