▁had ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁about ▁one ▁hundred ▁fre ight ▁cars . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁manufact ured ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Finland ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁use ▁throughout ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁railway ▁operated , ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁more ▁fre ight ▁cars ▁were ▁bought ▁from ▁the ▁L ovi isa – V es ij är vi ▁railway ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁re - g aug ed ▁to ▁broad ▁gauge ▁ ▁Fre ight ▁traffic ▁was ▁the ▁principal ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁railway ▁from ▁the ▁very ▁beginning ▁until ▁its ▁closure . ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁expand ing ▁indust ries ▁in ▁J ok io inen ▁and ▁For ss a . ▁The ▁best ▁year ▁for ▁fre ight ▁traffic ▁was ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁during ▁the ▁short ▁peace ▁between ▁the ▁Winter ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Cont inu ation ▁War , ▁when ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁fre ight ▁was ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁Railway . ▁The ▁top ▁year ▁for ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁was ▁just ▁after ▁the ▁Wars ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁when ▁an ▁annual ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 0 2 , 2 5 4 ▁passengers ▁was ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁railway . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁the ▁J ok io inen ▁Railway ▁faced ▁growing ▁competition ▁from ▁increasing ▁road ▁traffic . ▁The ▁war ▁had