I'd just like to remind everyone of this absolute gem of a video, one of the best things of ESC23, died laughing, my ghost will watch this for all eternity, thank you
VR ottaa Sm6 Allergro -junat käyttöön kotimaan liikenteessä / VR starts operating the Sm6 Allergo units in intra-Finnish traffic
Aiemmin Helsingin ja Pietarin välillä liikennöineet Sm6-junat ovat tähän asti olleet VR:n ja Venäjän valtionrautateiden RŽD:n yhteisyritys Karelian Trainsin omistuksessa. RŽD:n laiminlyötyä taloudelliset velvollisuutensa Karelian Trainsiä kohtaan on VR tänään 14.12.2023 lunastanut yhteisyrityksen lainat ja panttioikeuden kautta ottanut kaikki neljä Sm6-junaa haltuunsa.
Kuva/Photo: VR Group
Sm6-junat ovat olleet käyttämättöminä yli 1½ vuoden ajan liikenteen Venäjälle päätyttyä Venäjän hyökättyä Ukrainaan. Kunnostamisen ja mahdollisen uudelleenbrändäämisen jälkeen junat tulevat VR:n omaan liikenteeseen todennäköisesti vuonna 2025. Sm6-junat perustuvat samaan perusratkaisuun kuin Sm3 Pendolino -yksiköt, joten mahdollisesti – kenties jopa todennäköisesti – ne tulevat liikenteeseen Pendolino-brändin alla.
The Sm6 trains, which previously operated between Helsinki and St. Petersburg, were until today owned by Karelian Trains, a joint venture between VR and the Russian state railway company RŽD. However, as RŽD repeated failed to pay their share of Karelian Trains' expenses, VR today took over Karelian Trains' loans and has taken over the four Sm6 units.
Kuva/Photo: VR Group
The Sm6's have been unused for 1½ years, as passenger services to Russia ceased as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. After renovation and possibly rebranding, the units will enter service on VR's own routes, likely in 2025. The Sm6 is based on the same platform as the Sm3 Pendolino units already operated by VR, so it is possible – perhaps even likely – they will enter service under the Pendolino brand name.
Koskela and Kariluoto almost kissing not once but twice for at least a minute of screen time, while Koskela is basically offering to sarcrifice himself instead of Kariluoto and then does so because he is angsty and depressed.
Koskela listening to Kariluoto's monologue and then them just laying by each other when there is plenty of spare room in the tent. Kariluoto also almost lays down to sleep on Koskela's chest.
Later on Lammio comes to get these two out of the tent. They come out looking very flustered and awkward, Lammio looks traumatized, and Koskela then adjusts his pants.
Drunk Koskela. Spends a whole minute or two almost kissing men. Then gets escorted by his husband (Kariluoto) back to his men.
There are probably more and I should write an essay about this, but. The point is, Risto Tuorila really said gay rights and brought us an amazing gay dad Koskela, Koskiluoto is an underrated ship, and I am very tired.
In TES, we say, "Hey, you. You're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there."