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Go on a hand car trip with your family in the middle of nature waking up after winter. For example, you can combine the trip with barbaqueing sausage over a campfire at a lean to shelter beside the track. You can take the hand car trips every day in Easter.
The price of a two-hour trip is €15/person for over 17-year-olds and €7.50/person for 4-17-year-olds. Additional hours cost only €5 and €2.50/person.
Reservations in advance at 03-433 3235. Payment on the spot in cash. Bring your own gloves for the trip. Departure for the trips from Minkiö station at Kiipuntie 49.
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Do you want to help Steam Locomotive "Sohvi" to get new water tanks? The steam locomotive "Sohvi", a hard worker on the museum railway, was delivered from the Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy's (Tampella) workshop at the end of December 1917. Construction work on the locomotive had already begun during the tsarist rule of Finland, but due to the 1917 strikes Sohvi was delayed and was delivered after Finland got independent. Sohvi made her active career on the Hyvinkää-Karkkila railway, where it hauled trains in 1918-1967. In 1969, the locomotive was moved to Forssa and the idea for the Museum Railway had been born.
In August 1971, Sohvi pulled Finland's first museum train from Forssa to Humppila. This year, Sohvi will have been in museum train traffic for 50 years. In addition, last December came the the age of a respectable 103 years. The old lady is still happy to pull trains.
The lady sometimes also needs care and attention. Sohvi is 103-year-old, her original water tanks are now at the end of their service life and need to be replaced. As this is a museum locomotive and we do not want to change the original look, Sohvi gets a new water tank inside its original tanks. At the same time, the locomotive cab will be restored to its original appearance and Sohvi will receive a new paint finish in the spring. The total price for renovation and alteration work is approximately 25,000 euros.
If you want to help Sohvi to get new water tanks, so that Sohvi can again work hard and pull museum trains in the summer, you have the opportunity to donate money for Sohvi's renovation. Even a small donation will help and bring the renovation project closer to completion.
In addition to individuals, companies and organisatiions can also support the renovation of Sohvi if they wish.
Donations can be directed to the Museum Railway bank account:
- Museorautatieyhdistys ry.
- IBAN: FI63 5080 0620 0613 68
- OKOYFIHH
- Holder of the fundraising permit: Museorautatieyhdistys ry., Kiipuntie 49, 31630 MINKIÖ
- Intended use of the funds: The funds received as a donation will be used for the maintenance of the museum railway track, locomotives, wagons and buildings, as well as for the preservation of the Finnish railway cultural heritage in the form of a living museum.
- Permit number: RA/2020/523
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We have sad news: this year’s Santa Claus Train has been canceled due to the current Covid-19 situation and related restrictions. Traditionally, Santa's train has had a lot of passengers and at times even a packed atmosphere and for this reason we are not able to guarantee adequate safety clearances. We want to act responsibly and ensure the safety of both our customers and our support staff.
While the cancellation of a traditional and fun event is unfortunate, we are already looking to next year. We will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Museum Railway and if the situation allows, a lot of different events will be held. In addition, Santa's train will steam again in December 2021.
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In September, public events and general meetings for up to 50 people can be held indoors and in regionally delimited outdoor spaces if safety can be ensured in accordance with the instructions of Finnish Institute of health and wellfare and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The tightening of restrictions is necessary because the epidemiological situation in Finland has changed in an unfavorable direction and the number of detected COVID-19 cases has increased during August.
As we cannot ensure safety of people in accordance with these instructions the board of the Museum Railway Association has decided to cancel the star light train 2020. The last operation day of Summer 2020 will be the coming Saturday the 29.8.
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The museum railway summer café opened its doors today. And of course we are observing adequate social distancing. In addition to coffee, e.g. ice cream, sweets, potato chips t and souvenirs are available in a sympathetic setting. The café is open Mon-Fri 11-18 and Sat-Sun 10-17.
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Reservations for hand car trips at email address info[ät]jokioistenmuseorautatie.fi, or by phone in number 03-43 33 235 or directly at charter train sales.
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The Museum Railway's hand car season starts on Friday, May 15, after which you can go on a hand car tour every day of the week until the end of June. In May, the size of groups will be limited to 8 people due to gathering restrictions.
During the spring, the hand cars have undergone full maintenance and a new paint finish, so now it's time to go and pump the hand car again.
The Minkiö station summer café and narrow-gauge museum open their doors on 1.6. and are open daily in June from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Reservations for hand car trips at email address info[ät]jokioistenmuseorautatie.fi, or by phone in number 03-43 33 235 or directly at charter train sales.
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The spring charter train season of Jokioinen Museum Railway has been canceled due to the prevailing coronavirus situation! In addition, the starting date of the summer operation season is currently unclear and summer events or schedules cannot be confirmed at this stage.
The Museum Railway Association closely follows the development of the situation and the instructions given by the authorities, and we will inform about the start of the operation season as soon as it is possible.
This situation has come as a surprise to all of us and its financial implications are also significant. Canceled charter trains and the lost train ticket revenues will have a radical impact on the association's finances.
We apologize for the situation and at the same time thank you for all the moral and financial support we have received!
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Like before, our Christmas card has been drawn by one of our steam locomotive drivers Mr PTJ Koskinen. In addition to celebrating Christmas and the New Year, the card celebrates Humppila's new station building, which was still a year ago in Riipa in Ostrobothnia. Now in Christmas 2019 the station building has been renovated and a "Humppila" station sign. is on the wall. An old "Riippa" station sign can also be found in the picture!
Santa is sending a sled pulled by Peter and operated by one of his elves from Humppila towards Minkiö, Jokioinen and all the nice kids. The elves are having trouble getting Petter's going, though. Humppila's yard is on a hill and there is a steep climb to test Peter's traction!
Santa has Christmas presents in the sleigh and looks like there are new water tanks for Sohvi, the HKR 5 steam locomotive, and for Tubize, the steam locomotive JR 4, and new traction boogies for TU4 diesel locomotive. Let's earnestly hope that Santa brings those gifts to Minkiö, or at least funding to buy and install them in 2020!
You can admire older Christmas greetings at Museum Railroad Association photo gallery, which includes Museum Railways Christmas greetings from different years drawn by PTJ Koskinen.