Sweden

[Old Timer]

I shall be going to Sweden next week.

Can anyone suggest a loco-hauled route or have any suggestions for a decent ride out ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Eagle]

Not loco-hauled, but I hear (from my sister) that trains across the Øresund Bridge between Malmö and Copenhagen are fairly spectacular.

Watch out though, some of them are run by a certain Scottish company whose name begins with 'F'...

 

[starrymarkb]

They only have a minority stake in DSBFirst though.

Probably a bit far north but you could go see the IOREs/Dm3 (if there are any still running, IIRC there is a second batch of IOREs on order) on very heavy ore trains. Don't expect much daylight running at this time of year though.

 

[gordonthemoron]

the Malmo-Berlin sleeper is loco hauled, as presumably are other sleepers in Sweden

 

[scarby]

From where?

If in Stockholm you can do Stockholm-Gävle, for the rail museum, loco hauled. Take the 07.26 out.

 

[Old Timer]

Thanks for the info.

I shall be in Stockholm over the weekend and was considering Stockholm to Malmo to Gotenborg to Stockholm - accepting that Malmo to Gotenborg will be an EMU

The alternative would be to look at something going north through Upsala.

 

[scarby]

Thanks for the info.

I shall be in Stockholm over the weekend and was considering Stockholm to Malmo to Gotenborg to Stockholm - accepting that Malmo to Gotenborg will be an EMU

The alternative would be to look at something going north through Upsala.

I would definitely consider going north through Uppsala and Gävle. As I said, there is the rail museum at Gävle, which is very much worth a visit.

 

[starrymarkb]

I would definitely consider going north through Uppsala and Gävle. As I said, there is the rail museum at Gävle, which is very much worth a visit.

Isn't Gälve where they have the combusting christmas goat?

 

[185]

(First) only have a minority stake in DSBFirst though

Not for much longer. First are hated by both the Danes and the Swedes, and there is a growing movement to kick them out.

 

[scarby]

Isn't Gälve where they have the combusting christmas goat?

Yes.

By the square where it is built there is a hilarious "History of the Gävle Goat":

http://www.merjuligavle.se/English/VISIT-GAVLE/THE-CHRISTMAS-GOAT/History/

 

[starrymarkb]

Yes.

By the square where it is built there is a hilarious "History of the Gävle Goat":

http://www.merjuligavle.se/English/VISIT-GAVLE/THE-CHRISTMAS-GOAT/History/

I see this year's went up on the 27th and went up (in flames) on the 2nd