Orsa – Härjeådalens Järnvägsaktiebolag

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Orsa – Härjeådalens Järnvägsaktiebolag
legal form Aktiebolag
founding 1901
resolution 1919
Seat SwedenSweden
Branch Railway companies

The Orsa-Härjeådalens Järnvägsaktiebolag was a private railway company in Sweden .

history

The Orsa-Härjeådalens Järnvägsaktiebolag was formed to a railroad track of Orsa in the (historical) province Dalarna to Sveg province Härjedalen to build. It connected to the Falun - Orsa railway line , which has been in service since 1891. This landscape to be developed in central Sweden was mainly characterized by agriculture and forestry . The shareholders of the stock corporation were therefore primarily local communities and interested parties from the forestry sector. The concession for the Orsa – Sveg line was granted on September 12, 1900 and transferred to the Orsa – Härjeådalens Järnvägsaktiebolag on March 1, 1901 . The construction of the standard-gauge , single-track line was led by Folke Lundeberg . There were six train stations and seven stops and loading points on the 123 km long route. The maximum gradient of the route is 14 ‰, the minimum curve radius 400 m. Steel rails weighing 27.5 kg per meter were used. The final invoice showed construction costs of 6,742,844 kroner and 57 Øre . The route was opened to public transport in two sections:

  • Orsa – Bäckedal (121 km) on November 30, 1908
  • Bäckedal – Sveg (2 km) on February 9, 1909.

Mainly wood was transported away by train.

Buildings

The outstanding structure is the Mankell Bridge over the Ljusnan , with three segments with a span of 25 m each and an arch with a span of 45 m, directly in front of the former terminus at Sveg.

Other important bridges lead over the Ore älv at Hansjö with two arches of 25 m span each, over the Ämån with four arches with 9.6 m each and one arch with 38.7 m span and over the Ore älv near Älvho with one arch with a wingspan of 22.5 m.

nationalization

As Statens Järnvägar the stretch between Sveg and Brunflo as part of the Inland Railway built and wanted to finish in 1919, was considered the distance between Orsa and Sveg from Orsa-Härjeådalens Järnvägsaktiebolag to incorporate into state ownership, as these privately operated railroad right in the projected route between Gällivare and Kristinehamn . The poor economic situation of the private railway company led to a quick agreement between shareholders and the state. In 1918 the Swedish Reichstag decided to take over the route for the price of 7,648,800 kroner. Vehicles were not included in the purchase price.

The takeover by SJ took place on January 1, 1919. Operationally, the line has been part of the Inlandsbahn ever since. For this, their technical standard had to be adjusted and increased. The existing tracks for train crossings were too short at 350 meters and were also used locally as loading tracks. The station buildings were too small and outdated; there wasn't enough living space for employees. In addition, the coal and water supplies and the telegraph and telephone lines were inadequate.

For example, SJ requested the state to adjust the standard to 480,000 kroner, which was approved. This means that new crossing stations with handling staff were built in Gråtbäck and Bodarsjön, the track systems in Orsa, Tallhed, Emådalen, Älvho, Lillhamra, Tandsjöborg and Fågelsjö were expanded, the reception buildings in Emådalen, Älvho, Tandsjöborg and Fågelsjö were expanded. Due to poor maintenance of the line in the private railway era, embankments had to be renewed and the track bed improved.

literature

  • Katarina Sandberg, Harald Sundlin: Inlandsbanan. En järnväg genom den svenska historien - en framtidsväg genom Sverige. Riksantikvarieämbetet, Stockholm 2003, p. 27.

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