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Photos of past Steam Festivals
The oldest operating steam locootive in Finland, 1901 H.K. Porter is running on the festival grounds. Also a Peerless steam tractor can bee seen in action.
You can also find toy trains for smaller and also a little bit bigger festival guests.
The JR 5 steam locomotive "Orion" is running for the first summer at Jokioinen Museum Railway. The locomotive will start regular traffic during the Steam Festival.
Esko Härö steering the Peerless steam tractor. Photo: Kari Jokinen
The Peerless steam tractor and the Marshall steam roller side by side on the festival grounds. Photo: Kari Jokinen
The Ludwigsbers steam fire engine originally used by Finlayson Forssa cotton mill fire brigade in action for the first time in many years. The hose man is Timo Lehmunen and fireman Juha-Pekka Viitanen. Photo: Olli Virtanen
The portable steam engine of Teuron Koplaajat in orange T-shirts was powering a shingle splitter. Photo: Teemu Virtanen
In two days the 16 ton Marshall steam roller of Esko Härö rolled thoroughly festival grounds. Photo: Teemu Virtanen
The Pikku-Kolumbia (Small Kolumbia) was powering a Sampo threshing machine. Photo: Teemu Virtanen
Starting up a stationary petrol engine requires precision. There were about ten stationary engines running on the stationary engine area. Photo: Teemu Virtanen
The oldest operating steam engine in Finland, the Äänekoski-Suolahden railway H.K. Porter from 1901 was hauling a "park train" in the festival area. The locomotive is pulling a Äänekoski-Suolahden railway passenger coach. Photo: Teemu Virtanen
Year 2009 festivaal at Minkiö on 25.-26.7. 2009!
The year 2009 Steam Festival will be held as usual at Jokioinen Museum Railway Minkiö station on the last weekend of July!
Steam locomotive 6
turns 100 years
At the year 2009 festival we will celebrate the 100th aniversary of the ex Lovisa - Wesijärvi railway steam locomotive number 6 The locomotive has still its original boiler from 1909, which is also the oldest locomotive boiler still in use in Finland! The locomotive was fully renovated in running condition in the end of 1990s and since autumn 1998 she has been working at Jokioinen Museum Railway.
New in 2009 -working agricultural machinery
At this years Steam Festival you can also see working agricultural machinery. In addition to Minkiö station the festival is expanding to a nearby field where you can admire renovated tractors and agricultural machinery in action!
More information of the equipement on show at this years Steam Festival, please check the page Engines. In addition to visiting steam machines five steam locomotives of Jokioinen Museum Railway will be running.
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