It's the weekend of Valborg (Walpurgis) and I'm visiting some places in Närke before watching the traditional bonfire.
First, I'm in Laxå where Värmlandsbanan connects to Västra Stambanan, here is an X55 from Karlstad to Stockholm
X55 and X2 on Västra Stambanan
X2 from Stockholm to Göteborg
X40 and X74
X40 to Göteborg
A long night train
On a level crossing near Laxå, I'm doing something I've done as a child, placing a coin on a railway.
X2 from Karlstad to Stockholm
My 1 krona coin after being hit by a X2 train
An abandoned house in the country
Visiting same place on the next day, here is X53 from Örebro to Karlstad as train 8919
Rd2
Train 4451 from Södertälje hamn to Göteborg Sävenäs
Rc4 1167
T44
Train 49601 from Folkesta in Esklistuna to Göteborg Skandiahamnen
Operated by Tågfrakt
Rc4 1146 from Nordic Re-Finance
Unimat 09-4x4 from NRC Group
It is called turnout tamping machine
X52
Tågab train 7051 from Stockholm to Karlstad
Rc3 1062
The coaches are B1, ABS5, and AB3
Another Tågab, this time train 7052 from Karlstad to Stockholm
Rc3 1066, A2K, R2, B5, and B7
X55
Rc2 010
Green Cargo train 6604 from Kristinehamn to Hallsberg
Rm 1259. There are only 6 Rm locomotives, very similar to Rc4, they have smaller wheels giving higher pulling force. Rm locomotives have been used for pulling iron ore train on Malmbanan.
Near Hasselfors
As the other Rc2 locomotives, they were once owned by ÖBB in Austria. This one 001, was purchased in 2001 by Banverket (later Infranord), and in 2017 purchased by Tågab
Both Tågab and Infranord logos can be seen here
Time for the traditional bonfire
In Svartå, a heritage vehicle event is arranged on 1st of May
