Glava Glasbruk – Glava railway line
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| Route length: | 9 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 750 mm ( narrow gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Glava Glasbruk – Glava railway was a nine-kilometer narrow-gauge line in Sweden . It was designed in the 750 mm gauge, which is rare in Sweden , and overcame a height difference of 96 meters.
history
The Glava Glasbruk glassworks was built in the 1850s on Lake Stora Gla near Glava. The glass factory started its work on August 1, 1856 - it mainly produced window glass. The foundation of the Glava Glasbruket AB took place in 1873. At first, the route to the system should Decauville are built to a nearby peat, this route was never completed. The decision to use a narrow-gauge railway to transport the goods was made in 1881. For the construction of the line, rail material was procured from the former Sulvik – Ränkeseds järnbana .
The first train on the line ran on December 18, 1885 between the glassworks and Bergsviken on Glafsfjorden. In 1886 there was an extension to the sawmill and mill in Olsfors. In order to overcome the difference in height of 96 meters, a hairpin was built about halfway . Four locomotives , several freight cars and some passenger cars were procured for train operations . The operation with passengers is not proven, presumably the workers of the Glava glassworks were transported to the place of work.
In 1938, the train has been set as the finished glass products by truck to the station Vännacka the Dal-Västra Värmland Järnväg (DVVJ) were left. In addition, the line was no longer operationally safe due to inadequate maintenance and was dismantled after it was closed. One of the existing locomotives was handed over to the Billerud paper mill in Säffle (Billeruds pappersbruk), where it was converted to standard gauge and used in the shunting service .
The subgrade of the track is still get most of today.
literature
- Järnvägsmusei Vänners årsbok 2002
