Today is the start of my annual Interrail trip through Europe (from Sweden to Spain and back). I will visit more than 60 towns (short visits), and the trip will last for 3 weeks.
I'm leaving my home early in the morning.
First - a bus to the station.
From Årstaberg station, I'm taking the train south bound. Due to railway works in the summer, long distance trains are leaving from other stations than the central one, my train will leave from Flemingsberg.
The train I will take is a Snälltåget to Malmö. Here it is passing next to my commuter train on the way to Flemingsberg.
Flemingsberg
X60 and Vectron locomotive of Snälltåget
Flemingsberg is also called Stockholm Syd - it is usually a station serving both commuter and regional trains.
Today, my trip goes to Lund and Malmö. I've decided to stop there due to the long trip from Stockholm, due to several railway works the trip is taking more time than usually.
For some reason, Vectron locomotives were both at the front and the rear of the train. Later on during the trip, it will turn out that the rear locomotive will be at help.
The two locomotive have the numbers 193 253 and 193 254
All regional trains terminate also here in Flemingsberg. This means that the locomotive hauled trains have to switch the direction of the locomotive.
Bmpz coaches of Snälltåget
Train number 3941 to Malmö
Bmpz coaches are from 70's, they were built for DB, but during the 00's were used by NS in Netherlands. They were refurbished in 2002 by PFA Weiden, and later in 2017 by Atelierele CFR Grivita.
Snälltåget reaching 200km/h
Södertälje Syd
Breakfast in the restaurant coach
Katrineholm
Åby
Rd2 in Norrköping
At Kimstad, our train stops for almost an hour. There is something wrong with the front locomotive, so the train driver decides to use the rear one.
Rear locomotive is switching position to front
Strålsnäs
Frinnaryd
The summer is unusually warm in 2018. Here is a beach near Nässjö.
Alvesta
Ballingslöv
Rc4 in Hässleholm
X11
Instead of taking the Hässleholm-Lund route, the train is taking a route through Åstorp and Teckomatorp. Here I'm passing by Västra Torup
185 330 from DB Schenker Rail
Hyllstofta
Both passenger and freight trains are re-routed through this line, which makes it very busy.
Klippan
Kvidinge
Åstorp
Lund
Both locomotives are now at the front
X61 Pågatåg at Kävlinge station
Train 44771 from Älmhult to Germany
During my trip through Denmark, I will see several freight train operated by DBSRS
Kävlinge station
X2 train at Kävlinge
From Kävlinge I'm taking Pågatåg train to Västra Ingelstad
Malmö freight rail yard
Västra Ingelstad (former Jordholmen).
Kontinentalbanan railway between Malmö and Trelleborg did not had any passenger services for many years until 2015 when new Pågatåg services started.
Snälltåget service between Malmö and Berlin is also using this railway
Train 301 is a short 30min line to Trelleborg, where the passenger coaches are transported by ferry to Sassnitz in Germany.
X61 from Trelleborg
193 254 is same locomotive that came from Stockholm today
BC2 coaches to Berlin
Jordholmen station
Svågertorp station in Malmö was once used by regional and long distance trains. After the opening of the Citytunnel it is now only serving Pågatåg trains to Simrishamn/Ystad and Trelleborg
Hyllie station
A cat is enjoying the evening sun
Sibbarp beach in Malmö
Öresundståg travelling to Copenhagen
X2 train
Copenhagen on the other side of the strait
Triangeln station
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