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A Train, a Border, and a Second Life: The curious journey of SJ’s X40 fleet under refurbishment

Henk Zwoferink — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:30:31 +0000

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The modernization of SJ AB’s X40 fleet at VR FleetCare is not a cosmetic refresh, but a strategic intervention.

[passenger] From Dull to Dazzling: Comfort and Style for Swedish X40s

Oliver Karlsson — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:19:32 +0000

In 2023, SJ announced refurbishing and modernising their nearly 20-year-old three-car double-decker X40 trains. In January 2025, the first refurbished X40 set returned to Sweden from VR Fleetcare in Finland and debuted in traffic on 07.02.2025.

[passenger] TER 2NNG going Fluo: the opération Mi-Vie in full swing

Emmanuel Bremont — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 23:01:52 +0000

The mid-life refurbishment of 931 (!) TER 2NNG and AGC trainsets is continuing, step by step, region by region.

[passenger] SJ’s cancels its regional train services between Stockholm and Uppsala

Simon Wijnakker — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:43:04 +0000

From 15.12.2024, SJ will no longer operate regional train services between Stockholm and Uppsala, one of Sweden’s most significant train lines, with many passengers travelling in both directions.

[passenger] The opération Mi-Vie series: Région Centre and Auvergne-Rhône Alpes receive their new TER 2NNGs

Emmanuel Bremont — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:08:42 +0000

This month, the French regions of Centre Val-de-Loire and Auvergne Rhône Alpes, as well as Luxembourg, received new refurbished TER 2NNG trains.

[FR] OpTER: First TER2N NGs refurbished for Hauts-de-France and Région Sud

Emmanuel Bremont — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:29:38 +0000

OpTER in action! In Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, two TER 2NNG trains have been refurbished, one for the Hauts-de-France region, the other for the Southern region under the ‘Zou!’ brand.

[SE] Finnish overhaul for SJ double-deckers

Ferry Lissenberg — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:00:27 +0000

Statens Järnvägar (SJ) aims to extend the life and improve the comfort of their X40 EMUs. VR Fleetcare, the maintenance subsidiary of another Scandinavian national operator, Valtion Rautatiet (VR) from Finland, will modernize the units.

[LU] Looking ‘Streamy’ – First CFL 2200 returns after OpTER mid-vie upgrade

Lubomir Cech — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:10:46 +0000

This article was first published on 02.02.2023 and updated on 08.02.2023 – new images and text were added.

As part of the OPTER program, the TER2NNG EMUs of the railways of Luxembourg (CFL) are subjected to a midlife overhaul.

[passenger] Opération Mi-Vie: Grand Est plans modernization of 166 TER trains

Lubomir Cech — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:10:25 +0000

The largest TER train renovation and modernization program in France is about to start. As many as 125 AGC and 42 TER2N trainsets will undergo a mid-life overhaul within the next ten years.