Trains and other things: Vretstorp, Jakobshyttan, Hallsberg

Today I'll spend a day around Hallsberg - one of the busiest railway places and a junction between north/south "Godsstråket genom Bergslagen" railway and east/west "Västra Stambanan" railway.

I'll start with Västra Stambanan near Vretstorp. Here is an X40 train to Göteborg.

X40 trains meets here between Hallsberg and Laxå. The other train is heading to Stockholm.

Rd2 1093 is a modernised version of Rc2. The locomotive was built 1972 and was modernised 2011.

Train 15435 to Göteborg Skandiaharbour

X2 from Göteborg

I'm switching now from Västra Stambanan to Godsstråket genom Bergslagen railway, the part between Hallsberg and Mjölby.

The railway is currently being upgraded to double track standard.

Train 61203 from Hallsberg to Gamlarp intermodal terminal outside Nässjö.

Hectorrail 241.003 "Organa" is a Bombardier Traxx F140 AC2 locomotive from 2007

The railway upgrade part between Stenkumla and Dunsjö will be completed in 2019.

The railway between Hallsberg and Mjölby is used primarily by freight trains, the only exception is Tåg i Bergslagen line from Gävle to Mjölby.

X51 9008

Train 14617 from Hallsberg to Malmö

Rc4 1172

At Dunsjö, the railway is rebuilt partially to remove the curves.

The railway part from Dunsjö to Jakobshyttan will be rebuilt during 2020-2023.

Train 5360 from Nässjö to Hallsberg

Rd2 1099

Railway near Jakobshyttan was rebuilt 2014 to have a passing loop. Here is same X51 9008 I saw earlier, it is now returning from Mjölby to Hallsberg.

Train 47540 from Lessebo to Kristinehamn

Tågab Rc2ÖBB 007

Freight train is waiting for the passenger train

X51 9012

Train 64614 from Karlshamn to Borlänge

The transport is LNG to SSAB in Borlänge, provided by E.ON and Green Cargo.

Rc4 1161

I have found a perfect spot for train watching, however it requires some patience as there might be long time between each train. But, at the end during my 3 hours here I could see 7 freight and 3 passenger trains.