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RE: P1 1009 - Ukko-Pekka Steam Locomotive
hey insane. Some fabulous photos and can't believe the condition of the country car. It is good to see they are looking after it and maintaining the history.
hey insane. Some fabulous photos and can't believe the condition of the country car. It is good to see they are looking after it and maintaining the history.
Thank you! :)
All the cars were in pretty good condition. Here's the info about the cars translated from Ukko-Pekka's home pages. https://hoyryjuna.weebly.com/tietoa-junastamme.html
In 1990, three old Helsinki local train wagons departed from Finland to England. The complete modifications of the wagons were made there and were completed in September 1996. The wagons returned to Finland in November 1996. They have been redesigned and renovated. The end result is three stylish, new types of wagons, two of which are restaurant / bar wagons and one parlor car.
72-seat country bar car
62-seat mahogany decorated bar car
48-seat Ukko-Pekka parlor wagon
Restaurant / bar wagons have a serving bar and storage space. The catering is prepared with a generator / kitchen car supplied with a 45 kW generator for electricity and heat generation and six refrigerators for the customer's use.
Can't really decide which one to use, car or a wagon. Google translator was also confused about that. So I used both. And the parlor car could also be translated saloon wagon. But I think you get the general idea.
I think it's awesome that people respect history and want to preserve it.
We took a short trip from Tampere to Toijala and back, about 40 km. I photographed furiously, we had just enough time to sit for a short while in all of the carts and drink coffee.