Eil passenger cars are commuter cars that were used by

VR Group VR-Group Plc (, ), commonly known as VR, is a government-owned railway company in Finland. VR's most important function is the operation of Finland's passenger rail services with 250 long-distance and 800 commuter rail services every day. With ...

on the

Helsinki commuter rail Helsinki commuter rail (, ) is a commuter rail system serving the Helsinki metropolitan area. The system is managed by the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) and operations are contracted out to VR Group, VR at least until 2031. The sys ...

from 1982 to 2017, and again from 2020. In the 1980s new commuter rolling stock was needed. In the 60s and 70s new electric commuter trains were introduced, but there was still a need for individual cars that could be used with any locomotive and easily used in any configuration needed. Wooden commuter cars were still being used, but they were rapidly ageing and obsolete. So, in 1982 new modern steel cars were introduced. They featured two pairs of automatic doors on each side. In the 2010s, they underwent major renovations and refurbishment, which changed the seat color to green and the whole body of the car was painted white-green, according to VRs new color scheme. At the same time, new electric commuter trains were introduced which completely replaced the need for Eil-cars. They were used until the summer of 2017. Many of them lay abandoned around various trains yards in Finland. Some were brought back to use on trains between Helsinki and Kouvola from January 2020. Beginning in the autumn of 2020.They have been transported to the Iisalmi-Ylivieska railway to replace Diesel Dm12 services with locomotive hauled Eil service. Eil cars are being scrapped at a rapid pace. Class Eilf, a variant of the Eil car with a conductor's cabin, was also built around the same time.

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