Christinehamn – Sjöändan railway line

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Christinehamn – Sjöändan
Route length: 10.7 km
Gauge : 1099 mm
   
0.0 Sjöandan
   
1.8 Sandkoping
   
Spjutbäcken
   
Morups hage
   
10.7 Christinehamn

The Christinehamn – Sjöändan railway was the second railway line built in Sweden after the Fryksta – Lyckan railway was built in 1849 . As Pferdebahn executed narrow-gauge railway with the gauge of 1099 mm connected the Bergslagskanalen with the port of Kristinehamn .

The construction of the railway line began in 1849 and was put into operation in 1850. This made it possible to transport iron ore from the transshipment point in Sjöände at the southern end of the Bergsjön, which is integrated into the Filipstads Bergslag Canal and Norsbäcks Canal , to Kristinehamn and from there to ship it via the Vänern or by sea.

The route starting in Sjöändan led 1.8 km uphill to Sandköping. The wagons were pulled up by horses. There, the brakemen took over the loaded wagons and let them run the nine-kilometer route to the port in Kristinehamn. The emptied wagons were either empty or loaded with other goods and brought back to Sandköping by horses over the longer stretch of the route, which was provided with passing points.

In 1858 the operating company acquired two steam locomotives and in 1864 the vehicle fleet consisted of three steam locomotives, 49 freight cars and six passenger cars. Seven pairs of trains a day were the norm, two of which carried passenger cars. In Sjöändan there was daily connection to the passenger and tug boat Franz von Schéele from Filipstad .

In total, the following steam locomotives were procured:

number Surname design type Wheel alignment Manufacturer Fabr.-No./
year of construction
Special
1 SJÖÄNDEN Tank locomotive C t Munktells Mekaniska Verkstad , Eskilstuna 7
1857
2 CHRISTINEHAMN Tank locomotive C t Munktells Mekanisk Verkstad, Eskilstuna 8
1858
3 VAULUNDER Tank locomotive C t Kristinehamns Mekaniska Verkstad 1
1867
1873 to Köping – Uttersbergs Järnvägsaktiebolag for the Köping – Uttersberg – Riddarhyttan railway , there No. 4 - HEDSTRÖMMEN

Kristinehamns Mekaniska Verkstad was responsible for maintaining the track and vehicles .

In 1873, Östra Värmlands järnvägsaktiebolag bought the narrow-gauge line and integrated it into its standard-gauge network .

Individual evidence

  1. FILIPSTADS BERGSLAGS KANAL. Filipstads Bergslag's channel upa, accessed March 7, 2014 (Swedish).
  2. Delivery list Munktells MV
  3. Delivery list Kristinehamns MV

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