▁Cross es ▁with ▁Star ▁and ▁S ash ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁blue ▁carri ages ▁are ▁passenger ▁cars ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁used ▁by ▁V R ▁for ▁long - distance ▁passenger ▁travel ▁in ▁Finland . ▁They ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁spe eds ▁from ▁ 1 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 6 0 ▁kilometres ▁per ▁hour . ▁ ▁__ TO C __ ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ 1 5 ▁units ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁Germany ▁by ▁Mas ch inen fab rik ▁Ess lingen ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁The ▁model ▁was ▁later ▁copied ▁by ▁V R ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁started ▁in ▁V R ' s ▁own ▁machine ▁work shop ▁in ▁Pas ila ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Over ▁ 6 0 0 ▁units ▁were ▁built ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁They ▁are ▁slowly ▁being ▁ph ased ▁out ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁modern ▁Inter City - co aches . ▁Some ▁are ▁still ▁used ▁in ▁night ▁trains ▁from ▁Hels ink i ▁to ▁Kol ari ▁and ▁K em ij är vi ▁and ▁in ▁comm uter ▁trains ▁to ▁K ou vol a . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁currently ▁used ▁passenger ▁cars ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁V R ▁Class ▁E il ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Pictures ▁of ▁blue ▁cars ▁at ▁va un ut . org ▁▁ ▁Category : R ail way ▁coach es ▁of ▁Finland <0x0A> </s> ▁Aleks ▁ Ç a ç