Jokioinen Railway

The original motive power of the Jokioinen Railway was two American tank steam locomotives (Nos.

This locomotive was soon found to be too heavy for the light 17 kg/m rails of the railway, and it was sold to Estonia.

This locomotive had to be given to the Soviet Union as a penalty fee for late war reparation payments in 1945.

To replace the Henschel lost to the Soviet Union, the railway ordered two new locomotives from S. A. Les Ateliers Métallurgiques Nivelles Division de Tubize in Belgium.

These locomotives were Move 21 models, manufactured by Valmet Airplane factory in Tampere, Finland.

These coaches were built by Hietalahti Shipyard in Helsinki on top of frames and trucks manufactured by Leeds Forge Company in England.

Originally the railway was built to serve the needs of the expanding industries in Jokioinen and Forssa.

The last revenue freight train of the Jokioinen Railway ran on March 31, 1974, from Humppila to Forssa.