Trains and other things: Björneborg, Skattkärr, Hult

After the storm Knud during the night many trains got stuck on their way or had to take another route. On this day I was planning to visit Bergslagsbanan to see some Cargonet trains, but to my surprise I could see them on Värmlandsbanan.

When I arrived to Björneborg train 59937 was waiting here.

This Cargonet train had to take another route due to that the Bergslagsbanan was closed.

It is waiting here on the passing loop for another train

As most Cargonet trains, this is one has the route from Narvik to Alnabru through Sweden.

185 714 Traxx F140 AC2 from Railpool

There is also another train on the second passing loop here in Björneborg

Ma 876 operated by Svensk Tågkraft AB

Back to the Cargonet train. Destination is Alnabru outside Oslo

Both trains were waiting for this Hectorrail train 59845 from Stockaryd to Grums

243 103 Vectron AC

The train is loaded with wood, that is going to Billerudkorsnäs Gruvöns Bruk paper industry

Metodist church next to the railway in Björneborg

Next stop is Väse

Also here in Väse, all tracks are occupied by waiting and passing trains. Here is Green Cargo train 45935 from Älmhult to Norway

Cargonet train 59940 from Kil to Ställdalen, which is the diverted route for this Arctic Rail Express

185 709 Traxx F140 AC2

Rd2 1031

Green Cargo train 42988 from Kil to Ställdalen

This train has a delay of 632 minutes here in Väse

Rc4 1283

Finally green light for Green Cargo train 45935, which is 681 minutes delayed

Trafikverket had plans to modernise the station here in Väse and built a third rail track, but due high costs the project was postponed.

It was decided to not demolish this beautiful station

The harbour in Skattkärr

The railway is passing next to the Swedish Agro facility

The station in Skattkärr was demolished in 1969

In 2015 the passing loop track was extended with the length of 100m in order to fit the 750m long trains.

Train 612 from Karlstad to Stockholm

X2 2012

Green Cargo train 16849 from Borlänge to Trelleborg is taking this redirected route through Skattkär

Rd2 1097 and 1030

It has some international freight cars, here is one Railion from Germany

B-Cargo from Belgium

Rail Cargo Austria

Tågab train 7002 from Kristinehamn to Karlstad and later to Göteborg

Rc3 1066

ABS2 coach

The other coaches are B5, B1 and BC2

Train 43934

Rd2 1093

Hectorrail 59845 which I saw earlier in Björneborg has reached Skattkärr. When the railway is a single track, it goes really slow with congested traffic.

Rd2 and Vectron meets here

Italian freight car

Cargonet 59937 has now also reached Skattkärr (I saw it earlier in Björneborg)

CFL train 97304 from Åmål to Iggesund

187 400 Traxx F160 AC3 LM from Railpool

Alster - somewhere here there was a station before

From Alster it is not far to Karlstad Välsviken

The beach in Alster

Alster mansion is now a museum of a famous Swedish poet and writer - Gustaf Fröding

Near Rudsberg, I can spot this train 41004

119 001 Traxx F140 AC2 from Alpha Trains Belgium, hired to Hector rail

Rudsberg church

Train 631

Train 68986 from Karlstad to Kristinehamn

Rc3 1041

It's still windy

After my train-spotting, I'm visiting Picasso sculpture in Kristinehamn

The sculpture is 15m tall and it was inaugurated in 1965, more info here

Lake Vänern

The aftermath of Knud storm

Moving further south to Revsand beach

Hult is a popular place for taking photos

The small town Hult was actually meant to be the end station for Köping-Hult railway, connecting the lakes of Mälaren and Vänern, but the plan was never realised.