Another Saturday - another trip. This time it will be a round trip to Hallsberg, Örebro, Krylbo, and Säter.
Leaving Stockholm with Gröna tågetSteam boats at Klarastrand
Hectorrail 242.504 "Mr Potato Head"
I got a seat at B5 coach
Shrimp sallad for brunch
Gröna tåget has no 1st class, but a restaurant coach, with lots of empty seats
2h later I'm in Hallsberg which is the first stop for this train.
Some coaches are green
Some are blue
My next train is an X51 to Örebro södra
"LEIF" sticker at the toilet, is a common view in Swedish trains.
Means "Lägg ej i föremål" - do not throw objects
Örebro södra, X51 9013 is leaving for further trip to Borlänge
X52 9037
During my 1,5h long stay here at Örebro södra, I will watch 12 trains passing by, both freight and passengers. Seems to be a good place for a trainspotting
First is a Green Cargo train 75180 from Hallsberg to Borlänge
This train had 5 locomotives
Rc4 1157 from 1976
Rc4 1305 from 1981
Rd2 1028 from 1969 (rebuilt from Rc2 to Rd2 in 2011)
Re 1433 from 2010
Green Cargo 185 404-1 from 2009
Next is an X40 train to Göteborg (train number 167)
X51 9020 to Gävle
Train 14913 from Vännäs to Nässjö
Rc4 1175 from 1977
X51 9021 to Mjölby
Hector Rail train 40981 to Hallsberg
243.001 from 2011
The locomotive is of type Siemens Vectron AC and was originally numbered 193 923 when it belonged to Siemens Mobility. It was sold to Hector Rail in 2016
Train 5081 from Boden to Hallsberg
At the same time another train is approaching, it is train 9052 from Göteborg to Borlänge
Rc4RR from 1977
Svensk Tågkraft TMX 1012 from 1961
TMY 1111 from 1956
TMX and TMY are the old Danish locomotives
Train 68410 from Rällså to Kristineberg
Tågab Rc2ÖBB 009 from 1973
Tågab T43 111 from 1962
SJ Regional train 172 to Stockholm
X51 9018
My next train will be this X52
TMX 1031
Railway junction in Frövi
Spannarboda
Nävekärret
The train I saw earlier in Örebro is waiting here
Rd2 1107 in Skinnskatteberg
Rc4 1275 in Fagersta
Snyten
Karbenning
Avesta Krylbo
X55
One of the most beautiful stations in Sweden - Krylbo
Railway bridge in Krylbo
Before going back to Stockholm, I'm taking this train to visit Säter
Vikmanshyttan
Säter is a small cosy town in Dalarna
Station in Säter
My train back to Stockholm
Hedemora
Avesta
Sala