Steam Train

The Haapamäki Museum Locomotive Association organized a train trip from Kouvola to Loviisa via Lahti. Tickets were sold to the train but I had no time for a train trip. Instead, I drove to a stop where I took photos of the train and also shot a video.

Further information about the trip (in Finnish).

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There were local people waiting for the train. It turned out it was about 20 minutes late.

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Some people arrived by walking on the track. This is a quiet unelectrified track where two trains a day run regularly. On weekends, there are normally no trains at all.

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There it is! The locomotive seems to be turned around!

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Its braking.

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The locomotive is called Ukko-Pekka. It is the same type as the one parked in Mytäjäinen.

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Wooden passenger cars

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The metal car in the middle was added this time because of the corona epidemic to add space. There are seats for almost 300 passengers on the train.

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The conductor asking whether anyone wants to board the train. Tickets are sold only on the train.

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The name of the company organizing the trips as well as their website

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I don't know why they had to put the engine the wrong way. But it can be driven like that just as well.

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A passenger loading a pram

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Into the freight car it goes.

The train is leaving.

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It has left the station. It suddenly feels like as if I were in a Western. :)

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The black and white version is cool, too.

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A couple of shots from the village of Pennala where the stop is:

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Pennala primary school

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Modern houses

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