Sanctions
More than 800 Russian freight cars seized by Finland
Die Wechselstrom-Lokomotive vom Typ Vectron für die finnische Bahn VR hat von der Zulassungsbehörde Trafi die Zulassung für den Betrieb in Finnland erhalten. Die ersten acht Vectron nehmen ab sofort den kommerziellen Betrieb auf. Der erste kommerzielle Einsatz erfolgt heute von der Stadt Tampere zum Hafen Vuosaari in Helsinki. Insgesamt liefert Siemens 80 Lokomotiven an die VR-Gruppe. Es ist der erste Auftrag in Breitspurausführung und zugleich der bislang größte Einzelauftrag für die Vectron-Lokomotive. Alle Loks werden bis Ende 2026 ausgeliefert.
The Vectron alternating-current (AC) locomotive for the Finnish railway company VR Group has been authorized for operation in Finland by Trafi, the Finnish Transport Safety Agency. The first eight Vectrons will immediately enter commercial service today. Today, the first commercial operation will start from the City of Tampere and end at the Vuosaari harbor in Helsinki. Siemens will be delivering a total of 80 locomotives to the VR Group. This is the first order for a broad-gauge configuration and at the same time the biggest single order for the Vectron to date. All locomotives are to be delivered by the end of 2026.
Since April 2022, 865 Russian freight cars have been seized by Finnish authorities. Over 82 million euro worth of assets were frozen to comply with EU sanctions on Russian coal after the start of the war in Ukraine.
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