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Porter steamed in Hämeenlinna
Written by Teemu Virtanen   
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:22
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Jokioinen Museum Railway is also celebrating the 150th anniversary of Finnish Railways. The anniversary started officially at Hämeenlinna in January 24. with Rata 2012 (Track 2012) seminar at Verkatehdas conference centre in old fabric factory area. The special programme included live Porter steam locomotive of museum railway. The locomotive was warmed up and it steamed back and forth of 40 metres long temporary narrow gauge track in the next of congress centre's entrance doors.

 
Volunteers made firewood for summer
Written by Teemu Virtanen   
Monday, 09 January 2012 20:59
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Jokioinen Museum Railway volunteers made firewood for steam locomotives during three days in the beginning of January. The firewood were made of wood especially bought for that purpose and also of some trees fallen by huge storms after Christmas.

 
Huge storm caused damages in JMR
Written by Teemu Virtanen   
Wednesday, 28 December 2011 22:01
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Huge storm at second Christmas day caused also some damages at Jokioinen Museum Railway. The railway line was inspected at Wednesday and it was found that several large trees has fallen on the railway line or very close of it. However, the track itself has not been damaged, so it was partially cleaned up immediately. The rest of trees and storm trashes will be removed during next weekend.

 
Museum railway on display at Helsinki
Written by Markku Nummelin   
Sunday, 27 November 2011 21:38
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Operator of Jokioinen Museum Railway, the Museum Railway Association, was present for the first time in traditional miniature railway Christmas Exhibition in Helsinki railway station. The exhibition was arranged by Miniature Railway Club (Pienoisrautatiekerho ry) and it was open in the last weekend of November. The stand of Museum Railway was designed especially for younger railway enthusiasts. Also Santa Claus visited at stand in Saturday.

 
Cleaning in and out
Written by Tuomas Myllylä   
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 20:50
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The every year end of season cleaning weekend took care of cleaning both indoors and outdoors. In the picture above cleaning of the firewood storage is going on. Smaller pieces of firewood were thrown on the flat car behind to be taken to heat the Minkiö workshop in next winter.
 
HKR coach finally painted
Written by Teemu Virtanen   
Sunday, 16 October 2011 20:39
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After traffic season museum railway volunteers are now concentrating for maintenance of the rolling stock. Inside workshop building Tubize steam locomotive has been prepared for boiler renovation and a huge rebuilding project of passenger coach of former Hyvinkää-Karkkila railway is reaching its final phases.

 
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