a href=

About Roo

profile.jpg

View Profile

View Map

Life Missions

(3 out of 5 complete)

To visit kangaroo relatives in Australia.
(Complete)

To do a bungee jump with a human.
(Incomplete)

Visit the seaside.
(Complete)

Ride on the scariest ride at Disneyland.
(Incomplete)

Meet other Toyvoyagers.
(Complete)

View Printable

Travelog post for: Roo

Go to full travelog

Porvoo, Finland - 9th August 2008

By: Delenna

It was raining, but we ain't made of sugar so we went to take a look at the steam train! We had plenty of time so we checked the station area which is a well kept historical entity comprising of two lokomotive stables built in 1875 and in 1905, the station house from 1899, and an old warehouse with a long loading dock and a small railway yard. We also saw this miniature railroad which looked like fun but we weren't allowed to touch it. There were also other things to see, like the old add.

The main reason arrived finally: the steamtrain. It was black and it was huge! These type locomotives built during years 1928-1953. The blue one in the last pic is called Lättähattu  and it operated in the 50's/60's.

The Porvoo railway is an original part of what used to be the next oldest private wide gauge railway, completed in 1874, linking Porvoo town with the first railway of Finland, the Helsinki-Hämeenlinna line build in 1862. There hasn't been any "real" trains on the rail for years. The only trains that operate are these old tourist attractions and they run only a few times per summer. Not only foreign tourists enjoy them, also Finns like to take a "walk on the memory lane" with the trains. My host has done so too, although she wasn't even born when these trains were new  ;)

steamrail 005.jpg
steamrail 006.jpg
steamrail 015.jpg
steamrail 017.jpg
steamrail 022.jpg
steamrail 027.jpg
steamrail 031.jpg

* Posted Aug 9, 2008, 6:51 pm [Quote] Go to the top of the page


 

© 2020 ToyVoyagers.com Terms and Conditions  Privacy Policy