| On offer at 25% discount - limited to current stocks Finland is an unknown gem to the rail fan or tourist, modern, 220kph electric high speed trains ply over a complex and well maintained network, while rail-freight use is high by European standards and growing, thanks to a profusion of rail linked facilities and the Russian connection. The film is uncompromisingly contemporary and shows Finnish Railways (VR) as they are today and what their plans are for tomor-row. 'Ticket to Ride- Finland' was made with full co-operation of Finnish Railways, and filming was permitted at facilities usually out of public view. In 'Ticket to Ride- Finland' we: look at the capital Helsinki, its Art Deco Central Station, suburban and InterCity rail services, tram system and museum and the two rail connected ports: travel on the S220-Pendolino towards Turku. In Turku, on the Baltic coast to the west, we experience the unreal shunting in a driverless locomotive at the dock. We also examine rail ferry traffic between Sweden and Finland and take a detailed look at how bogies are changed to allow running on the Finnish 'broad gauge', visit STEVECO and VR at the Port of Kotka and watch VR wagons being unloaded and their cargoes being prepared for export. Watch the loading of rail wagons destined for Finnish glass makers, and review inward bound traffic from Russia No Contents Listing Published, See Description Continent: Europe
Country: Finland |
