Sunday, January 31, 2021

Hällnäs, Vännäs, Umeå

Today is the second and last day of my visit to Västerbotten

It'a a cold day, but I'm warm inside my hybrid rental car

Hällnäs
This is a place I can visit over and over again

Strukton Rail train 32486 from Vännäs to Älvsbyn

STR Tc 9510



CargoNet 41919

185 708






Green Cargo 9102

Mb 4005 and 4006





Visiting Vindeln rapids nature reserve




At Tväråbäck I'm spotting this train 4300



Rc4 1142 and 1282


Vännäs
Railcare train 23876 from Långsele to Skelleftehamn
TMZ 1458 and two Re 482 locomotive purchased from SBB Cargo


It's not everyday one can spot locomotive from Switzerland in Sweden
These locomotives will used for iron ore trains in the north
482 036 and 482 043


This station building is even more beautiful covered in ice



Local train from Hällnäs is arriving at Vännäs

X11 3167














I'm back in Umeå where my train will shortly depart back to Stockholm

Huge amounts of snow here in Umeå















X55 to Stockholm




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