During last weekend of April, museum railway volunteers did a lot of maintenance for steam locomotives. Former Hyvinkää-Karkkila railway locomotive number 5 was prepared for official inspection of its steam boiler. Also some cleaning and paintwork was done.
The water tanks of Jokioinen railway locomotive number 5 were cleaned up internally and some minor leaks were fixed. Also boiler water injector equipment were maintained by replacing couple of injector valves.
Training course for new steam locomotive firemen also begun during weekend. Ten participants had series of intensive lessons including steam boiler theory and safety with steam locomotive mechanics. The training will continue in June with practical lessons with live steam locomotives.