A TGOJ T43 resting for the weekend in Orsa, August 2001. See more in Ollies trainstuff!, all colorphotos by Ollie Ahokas
Voxna.
Voxna.
As we enters here we have left Dalcarlia and are infact in Härjedalen. Voxna is totaty a far cry what it once was. A bustling junction of two lines with different gauges. The line was connected with a narrow gauge line to Lobonäs by Voxna Bruk. This line had a rather unusual gauge of 802 mm, this was due as the engines and rolling stock were purchased second hand. The standard gauge line used Voxna as a helper station during the days of steam.
Today it is pretty hard to see this, the narrow gauge line right away is today a forestry gravel road and most of the yar is gone. On the standard gauge line, there is through track. and at the south a passing track and a siding leading into single track engine stall. This track is unbelivable sharp bend to the stall. My guess is that after the the turntable was dismanteled the MoW crews needed the stall to house the smaller equipment.
Most of the original RR buildings are gone. You can find the remains of the original depot and freight shed. A smaller and modelst building replaced the depot which is close a building that look a lot like hotel for railroad personal. The second depot still stands, but is infact replaced by a tiny shed which was as I guess used by Woxna Express when they were in business. The WE is no longer in business and whole thing is a court matter. The only building still standing is a small engine house, which had a turntable, now gone and replaced by the above mentioned curve.
A pair of pics of the engine house and what is left of the turntable.
To the left, the remains of a freight shed, a crossover and the line towards Edsbyn and to west towards Göringen.
Edsbyn.
Edsbyn.
Edsbyn is a next stop and we have left the forrests of Dalecarlia and the landscape opens up as we get closer to Edsbyn. Edsbyn, beside of farming is also a site of industry and because of this it seems that the line is still used from here and towards east.
The borough is by far the biggest settlement along the line since we left Orsa. the station building is now ussed as a fleamarket and the long freight shed which is not as busy as than it once was. The shear size of it proves it pretty clear that Edsbyn once was quite a busy stop along the line. While visiting, the yard hosted just a single car of pulpwood.
At left is the western enterance to Edsbyn, the line enters in a sharp right hand turn through a cut ducks under the overpass an in to the station. The trackage is still pretty much still there and not been spiked off. Just like this turnout to the freight shed. The track to an industry at the opposite end how ever is no longer used and the turnout is removed and the remains of the track partly buried in the asphalt.
As departing view, alook at the east end of the yard.
Alfta.
Alfta.
Alfta, however is pretty muchuntouched from the signs of the time. But no longer a busy spot. The station housed a local preservance croup focusing on this line. And the srtation house seem been made from same blueprint as in Edsbyn.
A look at the depot and a view to west and the compared to Edsbyn, a smaller but still pretty respectable sized freight shed along slightly smaller one next to it. Perhaps the smaller was built as a farmers co-operation. From these angles, it looks like the site is a time machine to 40 - 50 years back in time. But only less than 100 meters there are few sixties styled block of flats that does not quite fit in.
A look at the track arrangements, here the samller freight shed has lost its track, but the loading ramp still could be used for rail to truck loading and the track reaches the larger freight shed as well. The freight shed looks like a winning concept in weathering in a modelers convention.
Now the last images before leaving Alfta towards east. appearently the line is still used by local freight peddler and at lest one industry uses the railroad for its transport. Note the load of brand new trailers for a port to handle in port transport of containers.
Bollnäs.
Bollnäs.
Bollnäs is the end of the line, is by far the largest community along the line and hosts by far the largest yard. The new depot is also used a bus terminal and the new term for these is travel terminal. The yard is part of the Swedish State Railways (SJ) northern electrified mainline, and today the line is served by at least four operators. Green Gargo, which handles the freight, SJ still handles the intercity trains, and Tåg i Bergslagen that handles regional runs. Connex handles the night trains between Stockholm and Gothenbourg to the north.
Few shots from various spots of the yard.
The yard is to large to be discussed here in detail so I have included only a few pictures to give an idea of it all. But what we see here is one of the hottest trains, a X2000 complimentary set called Blue X by the railfans with an express train to Luleå from Stockholm. The other views are detail shots, note the isolation on the preheated the turnouts.
The yard hosts also a large MoW terminal located in one of the two roundhouses in Bollnäs. Bollnäs is still a busy spot for the freight trains. One neat detail for modelling in a rainy day, a 20 foot container with a new roof and a extra close up on turnout detail.
Back to the Stations along Mora - Sveg.