Falun – Rättvik – Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag
| Falun – Rättvik – Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Aktiebolag |
| founding | 1888 |
| resolution | January 1, 1920 |
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| Branch | Railway companies |
The Falun-Rättvik-Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag was a Swedish railway company . It and its predecessor companies were founded between 1885 and 1888 with the purpose of connecting the cities of Rättvik and Mora to the Swedish railway network.
history
In 1879 and 1880 there were considerations to build a railway line from Rättvik to Insjön and on to the Siljan .
Siljans Järnvägsaktiebolag was founded in 1881 . This joint-stock company built a railway line between Borlänge and Insjön , south of the Siljan. The 37-kilometer route was completed in 1884 and called the Siljansbahn . Rättvik was not yet connected to the rail network.
Falun – Siljans Järnvägsaktiebolag
From 1885 concrete plans were made for the connection from Rättvik to Siljan. For this purpose, District President Curry had invited Treffenberg to a meeting on February 11, 1885, which commissioned the engineer J. Danielsson to plan a railway line between Falun and a square near Rättviks kyrka. These plans indicated that the construction of this line would cost 1.7 million crowns and generate an annual surplus of 60,000 crowns.
The mining company Stora Kopparbergs bergslag , the town of Gävle and the Gävle – Dala Järnvägsaktiebolag were considered as financiers for the construction . Stora Kopparbergs bergslag asked for a route to Mora for a financial contribution . As a result, a concession for the route from Falun to Mora was applied for. On December 18, 1885, the Falun-Siljans Järnvägsaktiebolag (FSJ) was founded.
Falun – Rättviks Järnvägsaktiebolag
A short time later, Falun-Siljans Järnvägsaktiebolag was renamed Falun-Rättviks Järnvägsaktiebolag (FRJ). The license application submitted in December 1885 was transferred to the renamed company, and the approval was granted on April 2, 1886.
The FRJ board secured the financing of the planned route between Falun and Rättvik as well as the extension to Noret in the municipality of Mora. The license for this extension was granted on September 30, 1887. As early as September 29, 1887, construction of the 50 km long Falun – Rättvik line near Stennäset on Varpan north of Falun began. Engineer Carl Johan Jehander was hired to build the railway for 856,000 crowns .
Falun – Rättvik – Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag
In 1888 the company changed its name again to Falun-Rättvik-Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag (FRMJ). In February 1889 this company applied for a further concession for a route from Mora Noret to Orsa , for which the Mora Vänerns järnvägsaktiebolag (MVJ) had already applied. The Orsa Municipality chose the FRMJ, which received the concession on June 12, 1891.
Falun – Rättvik stretch
Previously, on November 12, 1889, the Falun- Sågmyra section started by the Falun-Rättvik-Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag was opened to public transport, followed by the Sågmyra-Rättvik section on August 12, 1890. Falun was connected to Mora via Grycksbo and Rättvik. The route was operated by Gävle – Dala Järnvägsaktiebolag (GDJ).
Rättvik – Mora Noret route
C. Jehander was also responsible for the construction of the 38 kilometer long Rättvik – Mora Noret line. The construction of this section cost 405,000 crowns. The route was opened to public traffic on August 2, 1891. GDJ was responsible for vehicle positioning and operation.
Mora Noret – Orsa route
C. Jehander's next task was to build the line from Mora Noret to Orsa. Jehander had this 14-kilometer stretch built for 189,000 crowns. The opening for general traffic took place on August 1, 1892, on September 15, King Oscar inaugurated the entire route between Falun and Orsa.
Mora – Mora Noret route
On November 1, 1891, the Mora – Vänerns Järnvägsaktiebolag opened a line between Vansbro and Mora for public transport. The only difference between the two routes of the FRMJ and MVJ was their location along the Österdalälven . It was obvious that this could not be a permanent solution. There was a need for a link.
On August 24, 1894, the municipality of Älvdalen applied for a concession for a railway line between Älvdalen, Mora and Moranoret through its Mora-Älvdalens järnvägsaktiebolag (MEJ). After negotiations, the MEJ renounced the concession for the Mora – Mora Noret route in favor of the FRMJ. This concession was granted on March 15, 1895.
FRMJ signed a maintenance contract with the city of Mora and built a combined rail and road bridge over the Österdalälven. The public purse took over two thirds of the costs. On September 21, 1895, the two-kilometer connection between Mora and Mora Noret was opened.
This completed the FRMJ track construction. Overall, the company had set up a rail network of 104 kilometers of standard-gauge railway, on which the Gävle – Dala Järnvägsaktiebolag (GDJ) was responsible for operations.
Subsidiary of Gävle – Dala Järnvägsaktiebolag
The Gävle-Dala Järnvägsaktiebolag initially had the majority of shares in FRMJ and bought to 1903 all other shares. This made the FRMJ a wholly-owned subsidiary of GDJ.
Takeover of Mora Älvdalens Järnväg
On May 26, 1908, the network of Mora Älvdalens Järnväg (MEJ) , which went bankrupt in 1906, was acquired by FRMJ at an auction. On May 1, 1909, FRMJ took over the management and traffic management of MEJ. In practice this was done by GDJ.
Further development and dissolution
In 1916 parliament decided to buy Mora-Vänerns Järnvägsaktiebolag (MVJ). It was therefore assumed that the section between Mora Noret and Orsa would be acquired by the state.
In 1917 a lease was signed between Statens Järnvägar and Dala – Hälsinglands Järnväg (DHdJ). After that, SJ took over the DHdJ for ten years. It then became necessary to purchase the Mora Noret – Orsa line. This happened in 1917, and it was also decided that a new line would be built from Mora over a new bridge over the Österdalälven to a suitable point on the Orsa – Mora Noret line.
With regard to the new bridge to be built over the Österdalälven, SJ agreed with FRMJ that they could use the new bridge for their train traffic on their route between Mora and Älvdalen, which they had to rely on for the section between Mora Noret and Mora. For this, the old combined road and rail bridge would be used exclusively for road traffic.
On January 1, 1918, the state bought the Mora – Mora Noret – Orsa section of the FRJM in advance of the inland railway to be built between Kristinehamn and Gällivare .
The new bridge was built south of the old combined bridge and received a track that was shared by the two companies SJ and FRMJ. It has three fixed bridge parts with 44.5 meters, 42.8 meters and 45.0 meters and a bascule bridge with a span of 29.65 meters. Construction began in 1918 and was handed over to its destination in 1921. The cost of building the connection was 2,007,000 crowns. The bridge itself cost 1,471,126 crowns, the FRMJ's share 107,000 crowns.
The new Mora – Orsa section is 13.5 kilometers long, has a maximum gradient of 14 ‰ and a minimum curve radius of 400 meters. Rails with a meter weight of 27.3 to 27.5 kilograms were used for the construction .
On January 1, 1920 the Falun-Rättvik-Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag was dissolved and fully integrated into the Gävle-Dala Järnvägsaktiebolag .
Individual evidence
- ^ Rolf Sten: Inlandsbanan. In: historiskt.nu. Retrieved June 8, 2014 (Swedish).
Web links
- Rolf Sten: Falun-Rättvik-Mora Järnvägsaktiebolag. In: historiskt.nu. Retrieved June 9, 2014 (Swedish).