Rokua railway
The Rokua railway or Children's Land Railway (Finnish: Rokuan rautatie or Lastenmaan rautatie), is a 3.3-kilometre (2.1 mi) longnarrow gauge railway operating in the Rokua region in Utajärvi municipality in Finland. The railway was opened in July 1986 and has a gauge of 900 mm (2 ft 11 7⁄16 in) (approximately 2 feet 11½ inches).
Route
The line connects the Hotel Rokuanhovi with the Rokua Fitness Centre, running through moraine and dune covered terrain. There are balloon loops at both ends of the line, and the passenger carriages have doors on only one side. There are no intermediate stations.
Rolling stock
The train is hauled by a DHL-15 diesel hydraulic locomotive equipped with 37.5-kilowatt Dent engine. The locomotive weighs around five tonnes. The two 24-seat passenger carriages were made by Tuomo Takalo ky of Nivala.
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