page_title: VR blue carriages
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: VR blue carriages / History
caption_attribution_description: English: VR Class Dv12 (no. 2608) pulling a passenger train at Huutokoski railway station in Joroinen, Finland. Suomi: Dv12 2608 -vetoinen taajamajuna ohittaa Huutokosken asemaa. Veturi on vanhan vesitornin kohdalla.
context_page_description: The blue carriages are passenger cars built between 1961 and 1987 used by VR for long-distance passenger travel in Finland. They are capable of speeds from 140 to 160 kilometres per hour.
context_section_description: The first 15 units were built in Germany by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen in 1961. The model was later copied by VR and manufacturing started in VR's own machine workshop in Pasila in 1964. Over 600 units were built up until 1987. They are slowly being phased out in favour of the more modern InterCity-coaches. Some are still used in night trains from Helsinki to Kolari and Kemijärvi and in commuter trains to Kouvola.
caption: A regional train with blue cars in Huutokoski.
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