10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-01: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
- 2. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-14: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
- 3. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-15: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
- 4. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-03: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
- 5. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-05: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
- 6. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-07: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
- 7. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-09: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
- 8. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-11: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
- 9. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-13: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
- 10. 2011-07-28-VR Class Sm1-by-RalfR-16: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
what is it?
The electric multiple unit Sm1 is a class of commuter train equipment that was in active use by VR from 1969–2016. Fifty Sm1 units were built between 1968 and 1973 at Valmet airplane factory in Tampere. They were put into use on the first electrified Finnish railway line between Helsinki and Kirkkonummi on January 26, 1969 with five units in operation.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 57 years ago, in 1969.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 53.3 m long: about 12 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 191: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 47 years (1969–2016).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1969
- in service from
- 1969
- retired
- 2016
- status
- retired
- number built
- 50
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- builders
- Valmet, ABB Oy
- operators
- VR Group, Finnish State Railways
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 215 kW
- gauge
- 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
- length
- 53.3 m
- weight
- 58.6 t
- capacity
- 191 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q837576, Wikipedia: VR Class Sm1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.