Today I'm traveling to Västra Götaland region, I will visit 3 stations around Borås.
Today I will take MTR Express
X74 002 "Ingvar" named after Swedish TV celebrity Ingvar Oldsberg
1st section of the train looks like all the others but with less passengers
Breakfast is included just as when traveling with SJ
Almost as fancy as SJ breakfast, but the sandwich is already prepared
Arriving at Herrljunga
X12 3215
TMX 1004 with a car with equipment for cleaning the tracks from the leaves
X40 and a freight train with a pair of Rd2
X14 3238
After traveling from Herrljunga along the Älvsborgsbanan I'm arriving at Fristad
Fristad station
Memory plate celebrating 150 years of BHJ
Not many trains here today, so I'm taking a bus from Fristad to Borås
Borås station
X14 3240
X52 9041
SJ Regional train from Kalmar
Rc6 1420
My next train is from Borås to Viskafors
Viskadalsbanan railway between Borås and Varberg will be closed for maintenance from August 2020 until August 2021, so I'm visiting it before reconstruction. The renovation will include new rails, sleepers, and catenary and will make it possible for freight trains to use the line.
River Viskan
Y1 passing by
Famous people from Viskafors
Back to Borås
X11 3212
Second TMX today, this one is actually a bit longer and stronger, called TMY
TMY 1105
Arriving at Sandared
3rd station today with the remained station building
Sandared
After visiting the 3 stations around Borås, I'm on my way back to Herrljunga
Ljung
Herrljunga
Freight train waiting
