Anmerkung zum Eigennamen VR
Auf der Suche nach den Eigennamen der verschiedenen europäischen Eisenbahngesellschaften bekam ich folgenden Hinweis betreffs VR:
Since 1862 there has been railways in Finland. In the beginning the name
was "Suomen Valtionrautatiet" (Finnish State Railways). In people's
mouth the long name was shortened to VR standing for "Valtionrautatiet"
(State Railways). However, on 1 July 1995 VR transformed from state
agency to a joint-stock company. VR-Group Ltd (or Finnish Railways) went
into operation and replaced the Finnish State Railways. So the company
name is now VR but officially it doesn't stand for anything. Naturally
it has it's roots in history as an established abbreviation of the
Finnish railways.
With best regards,
VR-Group Ltd
Corporate communications
Markku Parkkonen
Manager. Library and documentation service
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