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The cosmetically renovated steam locomotive Tampella 256/1916 is now ready. In the renovation the cabin of the locomotive was returned to what it looked like originally. Some of the very rusted melta sheets were replaced and the steam dome was reepared. Also the missing doors were added to the locomotive.
The locomotive will be in summer 2009 on display at the "the Age of Tsars in Finland" Exhibition at the Finnish Stone Center in Juuka.
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The cosmetic renovation of the steam locomotive Tampella 256/1916 has been advancing with speed. The cab of the locomotive starts to get its original appearance back. The back of the cab that was removed when the locomotive was on display in the childrens' play ground in Tampere has been rebuilt together with the cab doors. The next step will be making a new stem dome cover, assembling the rods and painting of the locomotive.
The renovation of the locomotive is supported by Suomen Kivitutkimussäätiö and the locomotive will be on display at the Suomen Kivikeskus "Keisarien aika Somessa" exhibition in Juuka in summer 2009. In autumn 2009 the locomotive will return back to Minkiö.
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The charter train season started with the first steam train of the spring on Saturday 2.5. The first steam train was hauled by the Jokioinen railway number 5 "Orion", which after returning from Wales has seen lot of work at Jokioinen Museum Railway together with its sister locomotive number 4.
Charter trains will be running until end of Septmebr. In June, July, and August scheduled trains will run on Sundays and also on Saturdays 25.7. and 19.9. On other days bigger and smaller groups can charter their own train.
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The first steam train of year 2009 was a work train pulled by an ex Äänekoski-Suolahti Railway H.K: Porter steam locomotive. The train was used to collect unused sleepers of the last autumns track work and to test drive the locomotive which was overhauled during winter months. The new injector and the new steam break valve performed very well. The improvements made to the exhaust system improved steaming a lot.
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The ex-Äänekoski-Suolahden Railway American H.K. Porter steam locomotive passed today its internal boiler inspection. During this autumn a newer bigger size 5 Stenberg injector has been put on the fire man's side of the locomotive and the old malfunctioning break valve has been changed to a model Tampella valve as the old valve was not very easy to use.
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Work has been going on during past two weeks to repair the foundations of the red wooden warehouse at Minkiö station. The foundations had moved and the building was in danger to drop off the foundation. The new foundation was completed by H.E. Kallioinen from Jokioinen. At the same time french drains were installed under the building. Next year the aim is to continue with the project by painting and fixing the building itself.
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This autumn's track work at Jokioinen Museum Railway is over. Tracks at Minkiö station and at Raemäki halt between Minkiö and Jokioinen were rehabilitated. The work was completed in schedule and in 2009 the trains will roll on much better railway.
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Track work of this autumn at Jokioinen Museum Railway is advancing fast. In mid October the Museum Railway Association dismantled the tracks to be renovated at Minkiö station and about 70 meters of mainline near by Raemäki halt. On Monday 20.10. the VR Track started rebuilding tracks at Minkiö. This work has been advancing rabidly. The aim is that the work will be finished in two weeks time.
