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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.

The strom also cut off electrical power in very large areas in Southwestern Tavastia where the Museum Railway is located. For example, only in Jokioinen almost 700 houses were still without power at Wednesday evening. Luckily the JMR facilities suffered the lack of electricity only from Monday morning to the same day evening.

Museum Railway buildings suffered only small storm damages. The wind broke an air vent of Minkiö locomotive shed and one heavy hatch of workshop building flew down to parking lot. Wind also pushed the gravel wagons in Minkiö yard into motion and they collided with close boxcar. The damages were also only minor ones.