▁slow ed ▁this ▁competition ▁down , ▁but ▁within ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁had ▁ended . ▁The ▁last ▁passenger ▁trains ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁the ▁railway ▁started ▁to ▁use ▁highway ▁bus es ▁for ▁its ▁passenger ▁services . ▁ ▁Fre ight ▁service ▁continued ▁for ▁another ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁more . ▁The ▁J ok io inen ▁Railway ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁stay ▁compet itive ▁much ▁longer ▁than ▁other ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁rail ways ▁in ▁Finland ▁because ▁it ▁used ▁trans porter ▁w ag ons ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁until ▁end ▁of ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁railway . ▁With ▁these ▁pal let ▁w ag ons , ▁the ▁broad ▁() ▁gauge ▁V R ▁fre ight ▁cars ▁could ▁be ▁transport ed ▁on ▁the ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁railway . ▁This ▁way ▁the ▁slow ▁and ▁expensive ▁transfer ▁of ▁fre ight ▁at ▁Hum pp ila ▁station ▁could ▁be ▁avoided . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁however , ▁the ▁railway ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁signs ▁of ▁old ▁age ▁and ▁wear . ▁The ▁track ▁and ▁the ▁rolling ▁stock ▁were ▁almost ▁all ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁large ▁invest ments ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁needed ▁to ▁comp ete ▁against ▁the ▁growing ▁autom obile ▁and ▁tr uck ▁use , ▁but ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁own ers ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁willing ▁to ▁invest ▁any ▁more ▁money ▁in ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁re venue ▁fre ight ▁train ▁of ▁the ▁J ok io inen ▁Railway ▁ran ▁on ▁March ▁ 3