Finnish Railway Museum
Suomen Rautatiemuseo | |
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Established | 1898 |
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Location | Hyvinkää, Finland |
Type | railway museum |
Director | Tiina Lehtinen |
Owner | Rautatiemuseon Säätiö |
Website | rautatiemuseo |
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The Finnish Railway Museum (Finnish: Suomen Rautatiemuseo) is located in Hyvinkää, Finland. It was founded in 1898 and located in Helsinki. The museum was moved to Hyvinkää in 1974.
The museum is on the original station and yard site of the Hanko–Hyvinkää railway. In addition to the station building, there is a roundhouse and several other preserved buildings, mainly from the 1870s.
Unique objects are on display, including the only surviving imperial train of the Russian Emperor. The locomotives include the British Neilson and Company locomotive (0-6-0 No 1427) dating 1869, a British Beyer Peacock locomotive dating from 1868, and a 2-10-0 steam locomotive Tr2 1319 ALCO No 75214 built 1947, which is one of 20 Russian locomotive class Ye sold to Finland.
The museum also has a live steam backyard railroad track, where train rides are offered to the public during special run days in the summer months.
Museum locomotives
Image | Class | Number | Wheel arrangement | Type | Manufacturer | Serial number | Built | Notes (including nickname) |
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A5 | 58 | 4-4-0 | Passenger steam locomotive | Helsingfors / VRHki Valtionrautatiet, Helsingin konepaja | 2 | 1875 | "Lankkihattu" | |
B1 | 9 | 0-4-2ST | Shunting steam locomotive | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 846 | 1868 | The oldest preserved locomotive in Finland, "Ram" | |
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C1 | 21 | 0-6-0 | Freight steam locomotive | Neilson and Company | 1427 | 1869 | The second oldest preserved locomotive in Finland, "Bristollari" |
C5 | 110 | 0-6-0 | Freight steam locomotive | Hanomag | 1477 | 1882 | "Bliksti" | |
Sk1 | 124 | 2-6-0 | Mixed-traffic steam locomotive | Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works | 405 | 1885 | "Little Brown" | |
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F1 | 132 | 0-4-4RT | Passenger steam locomotive | Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works | 434 | 1886 | "Felix" |
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Vk3 | 489 | 2-6-4 | Local passenger steam locomotive | Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy | 1909 | "Iita" | |
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VR Class Hv1 | 555 | 4-6-0 | Passenger steam locomotive | Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy | 264 | 1915 | "Heikki", Hv1 555 only was nicknamed "Princess" |
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VR Class Pr1 | 776 | 2-8-2T | Local Passenger Steam Locomotive | Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy | 1926 | "Paikku" | |
Sk3 | 49 | 2-6-0 | Mixed Traffic Locomotive | Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy No 49 | 400 | 1903 | "Grandmother" | |
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VR Class Tr1 | 1033 | 2-8-2 | Freight Steam Locomotive | Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy | 503 | 1941 | "Risto" |
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VR Class Tr1 | 1096 | 2-8-2 | Freight Steam Locomotive | Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy | 972 | 1957 | "Risto", No 1096 stored |
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VR Class Tr2 | 1319 | 2-10-0 | Heavy Freight Steam Locomotive | ALCO | 75214 | 1947 | Nicknamed "Truman". Similar to Russian locomotive class Ye |
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VR Class Vk4 | 68 | 0-4-0T | Light Replacement Steam Locomotive | Borsig Lokomotiv Werke (AEG) | 1910 | "Leena", Oldest working broad gauge locomotive in Finland | |
VR Class Vr1 | 669 | 0-6-0T | Shunting Steam Locomotive | Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG, | 10264 | 1923 | "Hen" | |
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VR Class Vr3 | 755 | 0-10-0T | Steam Locomotive | Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy | 1926 | "Rooster" / 'Cockerel", stored | |
VR Class Rro | 2 | 0-4-0T | Narrow Gauge Steam locomotive | Tampella Tampereen Pellava- ja Rautateollisuus Oy | 230 | 1914 | ||
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VR Class Tve2 (OTSO2) | 8 | Small Shunting Engine | Saalasti Oy | 1962–1964 | |||
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VR Class Dr12 | C'C' | Diesel-electric locomotive | Valmet / Terex | The Dr12 was known as the Hr12 until 1976, "Huru" | |||
VR Class Dr13 | 2349 | C'C' | Diesel-electric locomotive | Alstom, Lokomo, Valmet | “Alsti”, “Alstikka”, “Alspommi”, “Myymäläauto” (“Mobile shop) | |||
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VR Class Hr11 | 1950 | B'B' | Diesel Locomotive | Valmet | 1955 | stored | |
VR Class Vk11 | 101 | B | Petrol-paraffin locomotive | Ab Slipmaterial, Västervik | 1930 | |||
VR Class Dm7 | 4020 | (1A)(A1) | Diesel Multiple Unit | Valmet Oy Lentokonetehdas, Tampere (by licens from Hilding Carlssons Mekaniska Verkstad, Umeå, Sweden) | 68 | |||
VR Class Ds1 | 1 | 1A A1 | Diesel Multiple Unit | VR Pasilan Konepaja | 3 | 1928 |
Gallery
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Early rail cars at the Finnish Railway Museum. The green car is a Fiat and the black car is a Cadillac.
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An historical interior of a Waiting Room for Ladies in the Finnish State Railways
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A 1:8 scale live steam train running on the museum's miniature track.
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Plaque of the British "Neilson and Company" locomotive at the Museum.
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The Cab interior of the British "Neilson and Company" locomotive at the Museum.
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Plaque of The British Beyer Peacock locomotive at the Museum.
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Builder's Plate 2-6-0 Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works Societe Suisse Locomotive No 405 from 1885 at the Finnish Railway Museum
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Builder's Plate of Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works Societe Suisse locomotive No 434 of 1886 0-4-4T at the Finnish Railway Museum
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Builder's Plate of Hannoversche Maschinenbau locomotive No 1477 Class C5 of 1882 0-6-0 at the Finnish Railway Museum
See also
- VR Group
- History of rail transport in Finland
- List of Finnish locomotives
- List of railway museums Worldwide
- Heritage railways
- List of heritage railways
- Restored trains
- Jokioinen Museum Railway
- Hanko–Hyvinkää railway
- VR Class Pr1
- VR Class Hr1
- VR Class Tk3
- VR Class Hr11
External links
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- Finnish Railway Museum Official website
- Steam Locomotives in Finland Including the Finnish Railway Museum
- Photographs of Finnish Steam Locomotives
- Youtube video of the Museum miniature railway in use
- Finnish website with locomotive technical data
- Nykarleby Jernväg Museum Railway
- Veturimuseo at Toijala