The Tram man Posted February 18, 2014 Share #1 Posted February 18, 2014 First a round trip on a steam train, and then a spotting trip that was more or less successful. Saturday On saturday, february 15th, the Stockholm Steamengine Society ran roundtrips between Stockholm Central and the Tomteboda postal terminal with S1 #1921 as power. Sadly i couldn't get a shot of the engine before the train departed, but i did get one afterwards. However... after an 11min ride i had, sort of, access to a trainspotting location i never thought i'd visit. Tomteboda! Lots of Green Cargo power was just standing there with not a whole lot moving. I also got two shots of my favorite power: the mighty Tb locos of former Banverket, now InfraNord. The Tb is the larger one on the right and the smaller one is a Tc. Both types were originally built for snow plowing duties. Some more Tb's. As we weren't allowed off the train these were the best shots i could get. And here comes out power! S1 #1921 running around the train. My first shot of one of GC's V5 switchers. It came as a surprise coupled behind Rd #1072. And i caught #1072 as we were leaving Tomteboda on our way back to Stockholm Central. Stabled X10's waiting for something to go wrong. Either that or the evening rush hour. X2000 after arrival from the south. Our beautiful power. I can't believe the ride was free! I also got a nice video of the train departing for its second roundtrip of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tram man Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted February 18, 2014 Sunday On sunday, some friends and i went out to try to catch the ore trains running between Dannemora and Hargshamn, and we were... More or less successful. Out first stop along the way though was Faringe, end of the line for the museum line Uppsala Länna Järnväg. "The Frog" as the engine is known was resting with a flanger out on the yard. I can't get my head around why the flanger was out as there wasn't any snow to be seen, atleast not there. After a nice chat with one of the council workers we left and headed for the Dannemora mine. One of the ore trains serving the mine was lurking in the distance, but it didn't run. The trip was cancelled. Figures... Luckily though we were able to get closer to the engines. We were still outside the fences when we took photos of them. Two Td diesels, sadly shut down at the time. An abandoned railway line, mostly intact though. Most of the rail is still in place, and from what i understood, most if not all the signals, minus electrical equipment. However the catenary and signs were all removed, even the crossing signs. Another shot of the line at another location, only about a kilomter away. After another car ride of over an hour we reached Tillberga where Swedtrac and Jernhusen have a large facility for rebuilding trains. I doubt this was in for rebuilding though. This, like the next shot, was taken through the fence. One of the benefits of having a small camera. The cab of one of Skånetrafikens X61 EMU's, also shot at Tillberga. I couldn't get any more of the train in the photo, sadly. Back in Stockholm, or, well, Södertälje. My train home, one of Stockholmstågs X60 EMU's. God i hate those plastic rockets. Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted February 18, 2014 Share #3 Posted February 18, 2014 Wow nice, I must admit that I have never see a stream train in operation in real life. You are lucky. Why do you dislike the X60 EMU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted February 19, 2014 Share #4 Posted February 19, 2014 Very nice pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tram man Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted February 19, 2014 Wow nice, I must admit that I have never see a stream train in operation in real life. You are lucky. Why do you dislike the X60 EMU? You should come to Sweden! Most, if not all, of the museum railroads here operate steam on a daily basis during the summer months. I hate them because they're ugly, uncomfortable, they rarely work 100%(if you see a train without doors that are out of order, that's rare), they all smell like stables most of the time, and i am telling you: they are not built for the Swedish climate. They've been in service since 2005, and every winter more than half the fleet is standing still simply because of the cold.* But then again, none of the commuter trains we've had in Stockholm have worked very well during the winters. *That's the one thing i like about them; when they break down. Because that's when the X10's kick into action. And i LOVE the X10 EMU's. My favorites were the X1's, but they are long gone... Very nice pics. Thanks mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted February 19, 2014 Share #6 Posted February 19, 2014 You should come to Sweden! Most, if not all, of the museum railroads here operate steam on a daily basis during the summer months. Yeah I plan to visit Sweden one day. For the moment, the northernmost place that I visited is Hamburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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