Östra Södermanlands Järnväg
| Läggesta – Mariefred | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Course book range : | 251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 3,655 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 600 mm ( narrow gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 25 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Läggesta – Taxinge-Näsby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 7.594 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 600 mm ( narrow gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | 25 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Östra Södermanlands Järnväg ( ÖSlJ ) is the oldest museum railway in Sweden and carries around 35,000 passengers on 80 to 90 operating days a year. Östra Södermanlands Järnväg has two lines with a gauge of 600 mm. Both routes were originally standard gauge. Steam and diesel trains are used.
history
On September 30, 1895, the route of the private Norra Södermanlands Järnväg (NrSlJ) from Södertälje to Eskilstuna with the branches Åkers Styckebruk –Strängnäs and Läggesta– Mariefred was opened. In 1931 the line was nationalized and electrified in 1936. On September 27, 1964, the last standard-gauge train ran from Läggesta to Mariefred.
In March 1958, railway enthusiasts founded the Svenska Järnvägsklubben (German: Swedish Railway Association ). On May 31, 1959, the association began operating the museum railway at the Lina brickworks near Södertälje. In December 1963, the Museiföreningen Östra Södermanlands Järnväg ( German Museum Association Östra Södermanlands Järnväg ) was founded. After the reconstruction of the Läggesta – Mariefred line, narrow-gauge operation began on July 24, 1966. The creation of a southern end point on the railway line to Södertälje and Eskilstuna was problematic. There were three train stations here during the museum railway times : Läggestra Östra , Läggesta Södra and the current train station Läggesta Nedre .
In 1994, operations on the old Södertälje – Eskilstuna railway line were discontinued and construction of the new “Svealandbanan” began, which went into operation in 1997. In 1999 the museum railway started operating on the Läggesta – Taxinge-Näsby line, a section of the old line to Södertälje. Initially, a rail bus drove on the standard gauge section that remained after this line was closed. The rail bus ran for the last time at the end of August 2008 and the conversion to 600 mm track began, which was completed in May 2011. Since then, trains have been running to Taxinge-Näsby, with a change of direction at Läggesta Nedre station.
On July 29, 2010, the Mariefred – Läggesta Nedre line was damaged in a storm, the Mariefred station and the depot were under water. At the end of July 2017, a house of the association in Mariefred burned, the cause was arson.
Route
From the Läggesta Nedre station , located next to the Läggesta SJ station , there is a four-kilometer route to Mariefred . The line to Mariefred passes two other train stations, Marielund (with siding) and Hjorthagen (with siding butted). In Mariefred, the train continues to the port in summer, where it connects to the steamship S / S Mariefred . This goes to Taxinge -Näsby or Stockholm .
The second section of the route, around seven kilometers in length, leads to Taxinge-Näsby. Lake Mälaren is located between these two parts of the route . The route to Taxinge-Näsby was part of the Stockholm – Eskilstuna railway until 1994 . The conversion of this line from normal to narrow gauge was completed in May 2011 and the line on May 25, 2011 by King Carl XVI. Gustaf and Queen Sylvia inaugurated with an opening trip. Alongside the route, the associated buildings will be preserved and renovated. Passenger ships operate on the lake, including between Mariefred and Taxinge, so that a round trip from Taxinge-Näsby to Läggesta Nedre and vice versa is possible.
The route to Taxinge Näsby begins with a two-kilometer climb and a bridge over Lake Mälaren. The route is close to the lake, so there are many places to see Gripsholm Castle . About in the middle of the branch towards Taxinge-Näsby is Hedlandet station with a siding. The train then moves away from Lake Mälaren and the train arrives at Sjöbygget. After Sjöbygget the train passes meadows and dense forest. Finally Taxinge-Näsby station is reached. The station building is a listed building. Taxinge Castle is located near the train station .
Läggesta Nedre station
Mariefred train station
Marielund train station
Taxinge-Näsby train station
vehicles
The vehicles come from the former seven public narrow-gauge railways with a gauge of 600 mm and a few other railways. The vehicle stock includes:
- 11 steam locomotives
- No. 1 Lotta, 1913, Orenstein & Koppel , not operational.
- No. 2 Virå, 1901, Motala Verkstad , operational.
- No. 3 Dylta, 1918, Orenstein & Koppel. Heating pipes must be replaced, not operational.
- No. 4 KM Nelsson, 1914, Motala Verkstad, 1'C1 ', not operational. The fire box and boiler need to be overhauled.
- No. 5 Hamra, 1902, Orenstein & Koppel, B'B. Expected to be back in operation from 2019.
- No. 6 Christina Hjelm, 1923, Hanomag , sold in 2019 to Frankfurter Feldbahnmuseum
- No. 7 Helgenäs, 1889, Hudswell, Clarke & Co., inoperative. The locomotive needs a new boiler.
- No. 8 Emsfors, 1919, Sächsische Maschinenfabrik , brigade locomotive , operational.
- No. 9 Nian, 1915, Motala Verkstad, 1'C1 ', on loan, operational.
- No. 10 Avesta / Hunneberg, 1923, Orenstein & Koppel, operational again since 2017.
- No. KLJ 2 Lessebo, 1891, Munktells Mekaniska Verkstad , B'B. On loan from the Swedish Railway Museum , not operational.
- 8 locomotives (diesel and battery):
- No. 12 Grefven
- No. 13 Munken
- No. 14 Surahammar (inoperative)
- No. 15 Garpen (battery locomotive)
- No. 16 Aspa
- No. 17 Emma Storvik
- No. 18 Pyret
- No. 19 Värtan
- No. 21 Gaivoron, 1972, Kambarka
- 1 railcar (rail bus, diesel)
- 18 passenger cars (14 operational)
- 26 historic freight cars
- 16 maintenance cars
KM Nelsson
Emsfors
YY 9
Narrow gauge rail bus
Pyret
literature
- Thomas Lange (ed.): Museibanor och veterantåg , Trafik-Nostalgika Förlaget, Stockholm 2005
Web links
- Östra Södermanlands Järnväg
- Taxinge Näsby – Läggesta – Mariefred, Åkers Styckebruk – Grundbro m. Östra Södermanland Järnväg: Taxinge Näsby – Läggesta, Läggesta – Mariefred, Åkers styckebruk – Grundbro, Folkesta – Nybybruk. In: jarnvag.net. (Swedish).