Tag: Finland

Finnish Alpine Mountains?

Posted by Trainphilos on 4 December 2018 in Blogs and such..., HO Train Layouts, Model Train Layouts, Model Train Shows, Traveling |One Comment

Everything is possible in the world of model trains. Even mountains in Finland! If you will recall, I wrote a blog in early November about my and Brad’s trip to Helsinki. Consequently one of my Finnish readers (http://sartenada.wordpress.com) asked me if I had visited the HO scale Finnish Alpine Model Railway Exhibition in Espoo, Finland. […]

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A day in Hyvinkää

Posted by Trainphilos on 16 October 2018 in Railroad History, Railroad Museums, Traveling |3 Comments

When I visit another country I always fervently hope that it has a railway museum. Often it is the national railway system in that particular country which runs such a museum. For example the German railway system operator Deutsche Bahn has such a museum next to the central train station in Nürnberg. It is well […]

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Trams and such: A trip on HSL

Posted by Trainphilos on 13 October 2018 in Light Rail, Public Transportation, Railroad Travel / Tourism |No Comments

HSL (Helsingin seudun liikenne) is the regional transportation authority for Greater Helsinki responsible for all tram, subway (underground), commuter rail, bus, ferry and bike share services. Interestingly enough HSL does not own any rolling stock, but uses third party contractors to accomplish the day to day operation of the system. For example the tram system […]

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