Torup – Hyltebruk railway line
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| Route number : | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 11.8 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 16.67 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum radius : | 300 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed: | Bandel 735: 40 km / h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Torup – Hyltebruk railway is an approximately twelve-kilometer standard-gauge railway in Halland County in Sweden . It was built by Halmstad – Nässjö Järnvägsaktiebolag (HNJ) in two sections and mostly runs along the banks of the Nissan .
Torup – Rydöbruk section
Before the construction of the Torup – Rydöbruk section, an agreement was made with the sulphite factory in Rydöbruk between the owner E. Steffansson and Halmstad – Nässjö Järnvägsaktiebolag (HNJ). In it, the HNJ undertook to build a freight train route between the factory in Rydöbruk and Torup and to maintain and operate it. The factory pledged to pay for transportation.
The concession for the line was applied for and approval was granted on October 1, 1897. On November 10, 1898 the line was opened for freight traffic . After a few additions, all public transport could be started on May 1, 1899. Rails with a meter weight of 22.5 kg / m were used. The maximum gradient was 16 per thousand and the smallest radius of curvature was 300 meters. The top speed was 35 km / h.
Rydöbruk – Hyltebruk section
The Nissan had several waterfalls at the mill in Hylte , which together had a height of 24 meters. In order to take advantage of this gradient, the construction of a power plant and the construction of a paper mill were planned. The manager of the factory in Rydöbruk, A. Ohlsson, initiated a discussion at the end of 1906 with the aim that the HNJ should extend the railway line from Rydöbruk to Hyltebruk. A newspaper mill was to be built there with Hylte Bruks AB . The company was positive about this request and initiated a review. On May 12, 1907, the HJN agreed to the construction. The condition, however, was that Ohlsson would have to pay a third of the construction costs.
The concession for further construction was granted on December 31, 1907, and construction of the railway began immediately. On December 3, 1909, the 7.42-kilometer section was opened to general traffic.
For this section of the route, which was also built with rails weighing 22.5 kg / m per meter, a maximum gradient of 16.67 per thousand, a minimum radius of 300 meters and a maximum speed of 40 km / h applied.
nationalization
As part of the general nationalization of the railway , the line and the entire HNJ passed into state ownership on July 1, 1945, with Statens Järnvägar taking over management .
traffic
In 1925, the connection to the branch line was replaced by a track triangle, which enabled trains to run in both directions ( Halmstad and Nässjö ).
On June 2, 1957, passenger traffic on the route was stopped, but reopened on August 20, 1990. The final setting took place on June 10, 1996.
Freight traffic is carried out today by Green Cargo with diesel locomotives of the T44 series on the route from Halmstad to Torup, the trains continue to run on the Torup – Hyltebruk route as a restricted run . The main customer in Hyltebruk is Hylte Bruks AB , founded in 1907 , one of the world's largest newsprint mills with around 900 employees. It was taken over in 1998 by the Finnish-Swedish group Stora Enso and operates the plant under the name Stora Enso Hylte AB .
Individual evidence
- ↑ JNB 2018 Bilaga 3rd E STH och medelhastighet per sträcka. (PDF) Utgåva 2017–12–08. trafikverket.se, November 1, 2016, p. 138 , accessed on March 6, 2018 (Swedish).
- ^ Formal recruitment on September 29, 1963
Web links
- Historical description of the route (swedish)
- Torup – Hyltebruk. Bandel 520, SJ district 32 bs. In: banvakt.se. Retrieved October 13, 2013 (Swedish).
- Halmstad – Värnamo – Nässjö, Torup – Hyltebruk. In: jarnvag.net. Retrieved September 6, 2015 (Swedish).