Patrick SPF

A few random photos from the Halmstad area taken from the 1980's on Maintenance DMU and coach A Y1 departing along the former HNJ to Nässjö Out of interest Halmstad station was owned by the HNJ before nationalisation Looking towards the HNJ works and loco shed area, most of the area has had the rails removed now and is used for various commercial purposes. The nearest shed is the SJ shed. A vintage petrol pump in Sundrum west of Halmstad

The best way to see who is open and when is a publication called Tågsommar - https://www.tagsommar.se/ they up date annually but it is mainly in Swedish

The E10 was actually a SJ version of the earlier Halmstad Nässjö Järnväg class G12 (SJ E9), with some standard SJ fittings and roller bearings. The G12 may have been in part derived from an earlier 2-8-0 class which was imported in the early 1920's. The HNJ had quite a lively freight and passenger traffic and need something that could haul a passenger train and speed and also deal with heavy iron ore traffic. Looking at the various books I suspect the design was a mixture of the HNJ's own mechanical department and NOHAB ideas

There was a long article in the January 2021 issue of MRH Running Extra suggesting alternative loads for stock cars. The Pennsylvania fitted racks inside stock cars and then used them to ship tomatoes from Delaware to the Campbell's factory in Camden for soup manufacture

The Thamesiders have been busy setting up this afternoon for the morning.

Another option is to take a bring and buy table at a NMRA British Region meet, or a specialist American Show such as Seaboard Southern or the British WRegion Convention in Crewe.

Just a quick reminder that the NMRA May meet is coming up on the 22nd

I have just restored the copy of the flyer for the May meet

I have now finished re-loading all the photos lost in "the great blackout" A couple from 2011 while is was in Halmstad looking at the tall ships

On to Stockholm and a visit to the Järfälla Model Railway club, they are based in the basement of a block of flats. And model the USA in HO on a large permanent layout (https://jmjk.se/english/home) The following day was really hot (35 degrees), and I took myself off to Skansen Some modern trams on the line from the city center ( the route is usually worked as a heritage service), the vehicles were being used for training and were not in public service. Skansen has its own railway a funicular

Continuing at Mariefred A selection of preserved freight vehicles coupled on the left to the railway band's coach More preserved vehicles and the local shunter that day Open coaches the black one is a former charcoal wagon A small inspection drasine Moving on to Stockholm, the original of the Heljan Swedish church (originally from Seglora)

The following day was a trip to Mariefred to see the national portrait gallery in Gripsholm Castle, on the way to lunch we had to cross Mariefred station of the 600mm gauge Östra Södermanlands Järnväg. Stafsjö Railway composite coach Mounted on a flat wagon coupled to the coach was a die for making rails Number 9 arriving on a passenger train The station building - it looks just like the Heljan kit A collection of enamel signs on the building

I took my time and had a good look round the platelayer's cottage (Banvakt stuga) from Hosäter The front and one side The other side with the storage shed beyond The back and garden The front of the storage shed with a large pile of firewood out front A closer look at the end nearest the cottage, the door on the right appears to be a loo and the left a tool shed Leaving Gävle the following day we paid a visit to Gamla Uppsala where I caught the local passenger service.

From the yard at the museum B class No 1026 A rake of coaches at Henan station platform, the gardens were in good order... T43 239 with an unidentified Da and Z43/49 class locos behind A tank wagon undergoing restoration The Z43/Z49 with a PW coach behind T43 235 Electrical test / measurement car 8074 995 0237 4, with an F5 baggage to the left and a SV1 heating car to the right

A couple of days later I was at the National Railway Museum in Gävle - compared with 2006 the state of some of the stock and the yard left something to be desired... Some stock (left to right Z43 shunter on a wagon, X9 EMU and T43 diesel. A coach in the main yard note the trees growing through the bogies Inside the museum was this coach: The board next to it explained that it had been damaged and was going to be conserved. There was also SSRT RC6 1325 in storage between leases Outside the deck had been removed from the turntable

Some of the coaches stored in the yard Bogie third class wood sided with balconies A vintage four wheeler Looking down the yard towards the ore loader

Still wondering around the yard For those who wondered what was under the typical Swedish elongated dome cover A few photos of TGOJ electric multiple units X20-2 No 205+206+207+208 (HC/ASEA 1956) X21 No 233+234 The front of X22 201+206+227 in SJ livery Looking down the yard towards the ore loading tower, Preserved power around the turntable

Apologies for the short hiatus, was down at Model Rail Scotland yesterday, and enjoyed meeting the owner of the SJ Y6 on the Nene Valley. Anyway here are some more photos from the Grängesberg yard Ex SJ Class Ma 785 (preserved as a parts store) next to M3 No 61's tender TGOJ Z43 No9 (KVAB 1941) TGOJ Hg 205 (ASEA 1954) T21 No 58 alongside No3 which is ex Oxelösunds Harbour and another parts store ÖKJ 476

A number of photos of the G1 van

There is a book on the history of steam turbines in Swedish published by Stenvalls.

Småtorp was all packed into the club trailer and is ready to go to Glasgow in the morning..

A few photos of the M3t class steam turbines (they are currently restoring No 71 to working order) The roundhouse was not the best place to try and take photos.

In side the loco shed the first thing I looked at was the famous inspection car No3 a Volvo PV831 from 1953 It has been available in model form, currently only as a taxi Behind No3 was the Sharp Stewart 0-4-2 (OFWJ 9) from 1876 Also 0-8-0 No 49 of class M3 (NOHAB 1017)

I took a number of detail photos of TGOJ 4787 for modelling purposes Slightly ahead of ourselves a photo of FLJ G1 No 209 - a van with a small coupe for the guard or brakeman Next time - exploring the roundhouse