— GRID AUTOMATION SERVICE Trouble-free power for Finnish railways ABB to maintain electrical control system for 2,400 km of track. Liikennevirasto, the Finnish Transport Agency, runs almost six thousand kilometers of tracks, crisscrossing Finland to provide some of the most beautiful passenger routes in the world. The rail lines are used by the government-owned passenger service; VR Group. The Finnish rail network is already equipped with an ABB MicroSCADA Pro system and RTU560 units to monitor and control its power system. The Agency was looking for a contract to cover any faults that might occur, and the routine, preventive mainte- nance of the system to minimize the risk of failure. ABB not only provided the monitoring and control equipment, but also knew the challenges

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