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On the first weekend of May, April 30-May 1, 2022, the traditional Youth Weekend will be held again, with the aim of presenting the Museum Railway's versatile activities and getting new young people to join the hobby.
Lauantai 30.4.
- Meeting at Minkiö station at 10:30 a.m. Presentation of the operation of the museum railway, allocation of accommodation (if requested people vanm be picked up from a VR train from Humppila)
- Lunch
- During the day, light tinkering and doing things together. This year, the goal is to clean the track bed.
- Possibility to try try hand cars
- >Evemimng sauna + barbecuing
Sunday 1.5.
- At 8.30-9.30 Breakfast
- Organized program
- Lunch
- Ending the official program at 14, but you can also stay longer.
General: The Museum Railway Association, which maintains the Jokioinen Museum Railway, offers participants lunches, afternoon coffee/tea, juice and an evening snack during the weekend, as well as breakfast on Sunday. On Saturday evening, you can also take a sauna and barbecue.
Bring with you:
- Bed linean / sleeping bag.
- Towel
- Clothing suitable for light work and according to weather.
The weekend is free for everyone and does not require membership of Museum Railway Association, so everyone who wants to is welcome to spend a nice weekend and join a versatile hobby!
Additional information and registration: Youth manager matias.immonen05(at)gmail.com
Best regards, youth managers, Matias, Leevi, Benjam and Aapo
Also report any special diet or other needs. The announcement can be shared so that as many children and young people as possible get the opportunity to get to know this versatile and educational hobby.
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The operations of the Museum Railway Association, which maintains the Jokioinen Museum Railway Association, are based on the voluntary work done by the members of the association. In addition to train ticket revenues, our operations are financed with grants and donations.
The museum railway will continue to operate during the winter, even if the trains are not running. During the winter and spring, the Loviisa-Wesijärvi railway conductor and III class passenger car number 52, Schöma diesel locomotive and steam locomotives will be repaired on the museum railway. In addition, the Loviisa-Wesijärvi railway Ljusne-Voxna motor trolley and the Jokioinen railway moped dresin are under renovation. The lights in the Minkiö workshop also need to be repaired, as more than 75% of the old fluorescent lights have broken down. During the winter, the ceiling of teh Humppila station has also been insulated and the floors on the ground floor of the workshop building have been washed mechanically. During the summer, the track work and changing of sleepers of the Humppila-Jokioinen line will continue. In addition, a project has been started to build or acquire a rail motor bus for the Jokioinen Museum Railway.
In addition to the voulntary work, money is needed to do all this. We have applied for grants for many projects, but in most cases the Museum Railway Association itself has to pay 40% - 25% of the funding.
We are once again asking the friends of the Museum Railway to help us to finish our projects with honor. Even a small donation is significant when there are enough donors. For example, if 1,000 people donate € 5 each, it will add up to € 5,000. There is power in the crowd!
The Museum Railway Association has received permission from the police authority to raise funds to finance the association's diverse activities and the preservation of cultural heritage. In addition to individuals, companies and organizations can also choose to support our operations.
In addition, you can support our activities by telling your friends about the Museum Railway and, of course, traveling on our museum train. Revenue from museum train journeys is our main source of income to fund our operations.
Donations can be directed to the Museum Railway bank account:
- Museorautatieyhdistys ry.
- IBAN: FI63 5080 0620 0613 68
- OKOYFIHH
- Recipient of the fundraising permit: Museorautatieyhdistys ry., Kiipuntie 49, 31630 MINKIÖ
- Purpose 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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Christmas is getting closer and it is the time of the traditional Museum Railway Association's Christmas card. The Christmas card has been made like before by PTJ Koskinen, a steam locomotive driver on the museum railway. This years christmas card has less a winter scenery even this years Santa Claus train was running in a real winter weather with snow and up to -18 C.
August 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Finland's first museum train ran to the public and the start of museum train traffic on the Jokioinen railway. In the summer of 2021, the DC-3 aircraft of the DC Association, OH-LCH, also honored the Jokioinen Museum Railway with its overflights.
In honor of the 50th anniversary, a high-quality wall calendar illustrated by PTJ Koskinen is also available from the Museum Railway Store. You can order the calendar by clicking this link. The income received from the calendar will be used in full to support the activities of the Museum Railway Association.
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On Saturday 21.8. The Museum Railway celebrates its 50th birthday. Finland's first museum train was run on 21 August 1971 from Forssa to Humppila.
The operations of the Museum Railway Association, which maintains the Jokioinen Museum Railway, are mainly based on voluntary work that has been done for half a century. Thanks to this work of committed enthusiasts, we have been able to preserve a piece of Finnish industrial history, local cultural heritage and, of course, the Jokioinen Railway as a living museum.
If you would like to support our activities and at the same time congratulate the 50th anniversary of the Museum Railway, please donate us. Our bank account is:
Museorautatieyhdistys ryIBAN: FI63 5080 0620 0613 68
OKOYFIHH
The Museum Railway Association is grateful for all the donations, because even a small amount will take our activities a notch forward again!
Companies, municipalities, cities and foundations can also, if they wish, congratulate the Museum Railway.
Museorautatieyhdistys ryKiipuntie 49
31630 MINKIÖ
Purpose of the funds: The funds received as donations 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/2020/5
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Minkiö station's summer cafe, museum and hand car rental opened their doors today and our summer season can officially begin! The cafe and museum are open in May on weekdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can stop by the cafe to enjoy a freshly baked waffle with whipped cream and jam. The coffee shop also has the just-published book "Museum Railway 50 years", which tells the story of the Museum Railway from the beginning to the present day.
Welcome to visit and enjoy!
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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.