Locomotive Museum

Akaa, Finland

Locomotive Museum is a special museum of locomotives repaired by expert amateurs. The collection of the museum, located in the old roundhouse (1876), consists of locomotives of Finnish State Railways as well as of some private railways, among them steam locomotives and diesel railcars. Additonal items on display include scale models, photographs, drawings and other materials related to railways.

Address

Ryödintie 15, Akaa, Finland

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Details

Founded: 1979
Category: Museums in Finland
Historical period: Independency (Finland)

More Information

yhdistykset-akaa.fi
www.museot.fi

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Finlayson (37,1 km)
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User Reviews

Matti Paavola (7 months ago)
A very interesting museum with many steam and diesel locomotives of various sizes. A volunteer spontaneously offered a guided tour around the museum and a free draisine ride. Definitely worth a visit if you have any interest on the topic.

Mari Laine (2 years ago)
Lots to see for the whole family, worth a visit

Josphat Too (2 years ago)
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bright obisike (3 years ago)
I scenery.

jouni keranen (4 years ago)
A nice foray into the world of locomotives. Small but enough to see and wonder about, also other paraphernalia and things from the past in addition to locomotives. An hour is probably a good time to start here.

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