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Apart from one line in the Southwest about 10 years ago, and a couple new-built lines, there hasn't been any electrification of previously unelectrified lines in Sweden for ages, about 50 years probably...
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Electrification in Sweden during the last 50 years (year when the electrification was finished) excluding new-built lines:

1978: Siljansbanan (Borlänge-Mora)
1981: Vännäs-Umeå
1992: Umeå-Holmsund
1995: Älvsbyn-Piteå
1996: Ystadbanan (Malmö-Ystad)
1997: Mellansel-Örnsköldsvik and Bastuträsk-Skelleftehamn
2003: Österlenbanan (Ystad-Simrishamn)
2004: Göteborgs Hamnbana (Gothenburg port)
2007: Blekinge Kustbana (Kristianstad-Karlskrona)
2011: Haparandabanan (Boden-Kalix + new line from Kalix to Haparanda/Torneå)
2012: The southernmost part of Inlandsbanan (Kristinehamn-Nykroppa)

And in 2018 the short stretch between Storlien and the Norwegian border was electrified to prepare for an electrification of the rail line on the Norwegian side.
 
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Peter Sarf said:
That livery etc does the job. I wonder if they had to pay a lot for a consultant to design that and pay for a fancy paint job ?.

Staggered by how many DBS 66s have left for Europe !. Miracle any 60s are left alive ?.
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There nearly were not any 60s left in service - but then they found that 60s could do some jobs better than 66s - mostly very heavy freights passing up steepish gradients.
 
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JonasB said:
Electrification in Sweden during the last 50 years (year when the electrification was finished) excluding new-built lines:

1978: Siljansbanan (Borlänge-Mora)
1981: Vännäs-Umeå
1992: Umeå-Holmsund
1995: Älvsbyn-Piteå
1996: Ystadbanan (Malmö-Ystad)
1997: Mellansel-Örnsköldsvik and Bastuträsk-Skelleftehamn
2003: Österlenbanan (Ystad-Simrishamn)
2004: Göteborgs Hamnbana (Gothenburg port)
2007: Blekinge Kustbana (Kristianstad-Karlskrona)
2011: Haparandabanan (Boden-Kalix + new line from Kalix to Haparanda/Torneå)
2012: The southernmost part of Inlandsbanan (Kristinehamn-Nykroppa)

And in 2018 the short stretch between Storlien and the Norwegian border was electrified to prepare for an electrification of the rail line on the Norwegian side.
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Awww jealous. That's arguably a rolling program of electrification. Especially if the 1992 one was a big job ?. The 2018 one was not a big job !.
 
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Peter Sarf said:
Awww jealous. That's arguably a rolling program of electrification. Especially if the 1992 one was a big job ?. The 2018 one was not a big job !.
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Not sure those are the words I'd use, it been more of here and there-process. The big electrification program was in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

The 2018 project was about 3.5 km or so, and I think it was technically reelectrified as it had been electrified all the way to the border before. 1992 was 16 km so not a big project. But there are a few longer ones in there, like Kristianstad-Karlskrona (129 km), Borlänge-Mora (105 km) and Boden-Haparanda (159 km including the new line).

However, there are still some unelectrified lines and I wish the parliament would fund electrification of those (although, a few more are planned).
 
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3973EXL said:
66750 hauling 66790/791 Longport - Doncaster

Realtime Trains - 0E70 1540 Longport F.D. to Hexthorpe Yard (Gbrf)

Realtime Trains provides live realtime running information for the Great British railway network using open data.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk www.realtimetrains.co.uk
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And they are in use at last. Loco 66790 should work to Eastleigh and back to Peterboro tomorrow afternoon. Will head back via Willesden Junction (high level iirc) about 18:00 - 20:00 two choices. Dunno what 66791 is doing yet.
 
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I only spotted this thread as they were due to leave Peterborough. After checking the link to Realtime trains I saw they were due to pass near me around 15 mins later so jumped in the car to try and get a look. Not the best video but all I could do in the circumstances!

 
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0Y68 Tonbridge - Eastleigh 01/07 approaching Hook
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Looks like an old, worn-out, graffiti-covered loco. Whoever came up with that livery has quite literally zero design skill.
 
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rebmcr said:
Looks like an old, worn-out, graffiti-covered loco. Whoever came up with that livery has quite literally zero design skill.
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To be fair, part of that is because the livery is rather dirty having presumably not been cleaned in months, and left out in the open.
 
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Looks like an old, worn-out, graffiti-covered loco. Whoever came up with that livery has quite literally zero design skill.
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Maybe I’m playing devil’s advocate here. But I quite like how unique it is. A pity we won’t see it in service in that kind of a livery!
 
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rebmcr said:
Looks like an old, worn-out, graffiti-covered loco. Whoever came up with that livery has quite literally zero design skill.
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It actually might mean it does not attract Graffiti because it is dirty and someone has already got to it.

On the other hand I can see a new tagger starting called "Rush Rail" <D.
 
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