I am currently riding a old diesel train from the 50's on a herritage railroad through the dark Swedish landscape of an early autumn evening - AMA!
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Well, SJ, the government operator started with the Y6 family of DMUs for standard, 1435mm, track gauge, these were built by AJS, Hägglunds, Kalmar verkstad and Märstaverken.
Then Hilding Carlsson built the Yp variant (for narrow gauge 891mm) of the Y6 family.
...and then came Valmet with its Dm6.
And nobody paid anything for the intellectual property. The history of these railbuses is fascinating in how it's a chain of betrayals.
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Thinking of going to Sweden, anything I should know, do, learn, bring etc before I come?
Edit: I'm American and don't know Swedish. I am also a fan of food, so any swedish cuisine or multicultural stuff is nice.
Edit: related question, how is public transport like in Sweden and going across surrounding countries nearby?
Do before coming to Sweden?
Make sure you have spoken with you bank to make sure your debit/credit card works.
Learn?
Knowing basic local geography is always good. If you are planning on driving, study the road signs and rules
Bring?
Depends on the season, I have been in the same exact spot both in summer and in winter, in the summer it can be up to 34-35C, in the winter it can go down to -32-34C
Public transport is excellent, trains can easily take you to Norway or Denmark, we have regular ferries all over the Baltic sea, so you can easily get around.
Everyone will speak good english, though if you already know some german that will help you in the supermarkets.
Feel free to ask more specific questions
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I am a member of the railroad, so free
Neat, thanks!
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Most herritage railroads has their own tracks, but there are herritage train societies that own spaces for locomotives and cars, but no track, and they arrange trips on the public tracks, this has allowed us to even have preserved electrical trains and locomotives, several of which are fitted with ATC to allow them to run all over Sweden.
Very neat, thank you! I wish we had more like that in the US.
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Very neat, thank you! I wish we had more like that in the US.
I had a quick look on Wikipedia and there seems to be about 300 heritage railroads and railway museums in the US.
Check out the list and see if you have access to one nearby:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage_railroads_in_the_United_States
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Do before coming to Sweden?
Make sure you have spoken with you bank to make sure your debit/credit card works.
Learn?
Knowing basic local geography is always good. If you are planning on driving, study the road signs and rules
Bring?
Depends on the season, I have been in the same exact spot both in summer and in winter, in the summer it can be up to 34-35C, in the winter it can go down to -32-34C
Public transport is excellent, trains can easily take you to Norway or Denmark, we have regular ferries all over the Baltic sea, so you can easily get around.
Everyone will speak good english, though if you already know some german that will help you in the supermarkets.
Feel free to ask more specific questions
wrote last edited by [email protected]Where in sweden can I find good food? Do you guys use Yelp or what?
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Where in sweden can I find good food? Do you guys use Yelp or what?
What do you mean, "good food"?
You mean like restaurants?
Yelp, I have probably never used it, I mostly rely on friends and coworkers for tips or Google maps....
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What do you mean, "good food"?
You mean like restaurants?
Yelp, I have probably never used it, I mostly rely on friends and coworkers for tips or Google maps....
Places one would go to eat good food. Could be a guy at a stand or a restaurant
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Places one would go to eat good food. Could be a guy at a stand or a restaurant
Ok so restaurants.
As far as I know the fanciest restaurant in Stockholm is Frantzén, it has three Michelin stars and a normal price for a meal is a few thousand euros if I understand properly.
For a more budget friendly option you could look into these places:
Stockholm Fisk - an excellent fish restaurant in the center of Stockholm.
East - a nice asian restaurant.
Meatballs for the people - a restaurant specializing in meatballs.
Too be perfectly honest, I hardly ever go out and eat on restaurants, so I am not super quallified to answer your question, but I will share my best restaurant experience.
It was a dinner cruise on the classic steam boat S/S Norrskär in a beautiful summers evening back in 2016.
The boat is lovely, the views are fantastic, the atmosphere is amazing and the food was great.
Just sitting in a restaurant on a classic steamboat cruising the smooth waters of the Stockholm archipelago as the sun shines brightly from a low angle while you are eating a classic steamboat steak is awesome.
I will never forget that evening, just perfect.
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I had a quick look on Wikipedia and there seems to be about 300 heritage railroads and railway museums in the US.
Check out the list and see if you have access to one nearby:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage_railroads_in_the_United_States
Oh, I'm aware of them. Sorry, I should have been more clear!
What I was more speaking about is running historic equipment over long distances on main-line tracks. It's startlingly rare in the US; most of the railroads (even shorter ones) don't like historic equipment on them, so with a very few exceptions historic trains are limited to short excursions along tracks owned by the museums.
In fairness, we are now seeing a huge surge in steam locomotive restorations in the US. But I think there is only a single museum in which can even run main-line electric equipment at all.
