European Railroad Discussion > Turku & Salo, Finland, 5/1/04

Turku
1. VR Train #P809 to Tampere was at the Turku Harbor Station led by Sr2 #3241.  Viking Lines ferry "Amorella" was on the left and Silja Lines ferry "Silja Festaval" was the on right.  The competing ferries came from Stockholm overnight.
2. Train #P130 to Helsinki shoved by Sr2 #3237 arrived.
3. Train #P809 passed Turku Castle (Turun Linna).  Construction of the castle began in the 13th century.  In the 1960s it was renovated to a very interesting museum.

Gerry

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Turku
4. Train #S123 of a Class Sm3 Pendolino arrived from Helsinki on Track #5.
5. Train #S132 of the same Sm3 Pendolino to Helsinki was about to depart on Track #5.  Train #P811 to Tampere led by Sr2 #3216 on Track #6 departed after #S123.
6. Dv12 #2718 was tied down.  A total of 192 of these diesel hydraulic road switchers were built in Finland between 1963 and 1984.  Many are still in use in 2025.

Gerry

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Salo
7. This is about 34 miles east of Turku.
8 & 9. Class Vr1 0-6-0T #656 was displayed on the turntable.

Gerry

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Salo
10. A total of 43 Tr1s were built between 1913 and 1927.  The last ones were retired in 1974.  Sixteen Tr1s still exist: eleven in Finland, four in Britain and one in Germany, where some were built.
11 & 12. The turntable is at the roundhouse, now the Salo Art Museum, east of the station.

Gerry

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Salo
13. Train IC2 #127 to Turku led by Sr2 #3233 met
14. train IC2 #134 to Helsinki led by Sr2 #3201.
 
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Finnish_locomotives
 
Gerry

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