Railfanning in Tampere, Finnland
It is March 20, 2008 but in Tampere, Finland still winter rules. Temperature are just below freezing point at the day and
a bit lower in the night. Fortunately the dark season is mostly over, so I can stroll the the station in the afternoon for
some pictures.
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As the first finisch rail vehicle in sight, this SM4 electric car unit is heading southwards.
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At a dead end in close to the station a SR1 awaits her next assignment. These machines were build in the former USSR.
Most Finish rail equipment has buffers and a central atomitic coupler.
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A passenger train rolls into the station area. The loco is again a SR1.
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Finish Rail also employs a fleet of italian design Pendolino tilting EMUs. They are registered as class SM3. At the rigtht
3039 has still to wait.
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Rushhour at 6 pm at the station. Trains from all directions are arriving all at about the same time.
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Oops, wasn't it in Switzerland, when I saw this loco the last time? Well the SR2 locos are swiss design!
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The Pendolino is leaving again to Helsinki.
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A bit later the last passenger train is departing northwards. This train does not have any rear end signal.
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3005 is the last remaining in the station.
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Finland has applied a rail network in 1534 mm brought gage. this enables direct trains to Russia. At the end of a long
freight train a string of Russian cars is located. They do not have any buffers.
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SR2 and SR1 are the dominating locos at the Finish network.
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At the parking lot behind the station this old Mikado is on display.
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These three SR2 are getting close together for the cold night.
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Next day we were on the road to Nokia when rail tracks appeared beside the street. I saw a green signal and asked
Paul to stop. I just had changed the batterie in the camera when the freigth train came.
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We followed the street and were able to overtake the train for this picture on a bridge in Nokia.
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Back in Tampere we visited the Tampella museum. Tampella has been an important part of former Finish heavy industry,
they also were in the locomotive business.
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This is the third steamer on display in Tampere - I don't know if there are even more hidden in town... |